Biology
Ecology
Bio-Geo-Chemical Cycles Note Guide
Nutrients through the Ecosystem
I. General Information
A. Biogeochemical cycles =
B. Types of cycles
1.
2.
3.
II. __________________________ Cycle
A. ___________________________________
B. Steps of Water Cycle
1. _______________________
a.___________________________ b. ________________________
c. ______________________
2. ___________________________
3. __________________________
4. ___________________________
5. ____________________________
6. ____________________________
C. Where is the H2O on Earth? 1.________________ 2. ____________ 3. ______________
III. _____________________ Cycle
A. ____________________________
1. __________________________________ 2. ________________________________
B. ____________________________________
1. _________________________
™ ________________________
™ ________________________
2. ________________________
™ ________________________
™ ________________________
3. ____________________________
™ ________________________
™ ________________________
™ _________________________
4. ___________________________
™ ________________________
™ ________________________
IV. Nitrogen Cycle
A. General information
1. Nitrogen is needed to make _____________________
Proteins =
N is hard to convert into a form usable by ________________
Most of the N on Earth is in the ATMOSPHERE!
3. Most steps of N cycle occur in the __________
4. __________________________ very important to the N cycle
Steps of the N cycle
1. ___________________ ____
____________________
_______________ work with ______________________ (________,_________, ___________)
to take __________from _______________, & put it into the _______________
2._____________________________
‹ Animals & plants deposit _______________________ ______________
‹ ___________________________ (________________&______________) convert
Organic________ (________________) to _______________ (__________)
3. ________________________________
Another kind of ______________convert __________(NH3) → to __________________
to _______________ (NO2-) & ______________________(NO3-)
______________________________ → _________________________________
4. __________________________________
Another kind of ________________convert ______________ & ______________ to __________gas
________+ ________→ ______________
ÖÖTurn to p.371 of your text with a landscape orientation, using the Biological Drawing Rules, to make
the following drawings, including the 11 definitions and required labels.
BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE DRAWING RULES!!!!.
____/32 Water Cycle (text p. 371)
A. ____/4 Define:
1. evaporation
2. percolation
3. precipitation
4. transpiration
B. ____/28 Make a drawing of this cycle
____/5 ½ page, white unlined paper
____/3 underlined title below
____/10 labels
____/5 color
____/5 neatness
____/30 Carbon Cycle (text p. 372)
A. ____/3 Define:
5. respiration
6. combustion
7. erosion
B. ____/27 Make a drawing of this cycle
____/5 ½ page, white unlined paper
____/3 underlined title below
____/9 labels
____/5 color
____/5 neatness
____/41 Nitrogen Cycle (text p. 373)
A. ____/4 Define:
8. assimilation
9. ammonification
10. nitrification
11. denitrification
B. ____/37 Make a drawing of this cycle
____/5 ½ page, white unlined paper
____/3 underlined title below
____/19 labels
____/5 color
____/5 neatness