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Lesson 2 cycling of matter

The document discusses the cycling of matter and nutrients through the biosphere, highlighting the importance of natural processes. It outlines key biogeochemical cycles, including the water, carbon and oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles, explaining their roles and mechanisms. Each cycle is essential for the survival of organisms and the functioning of ecosystems.

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Lesson 2 cycling of matter

The document discusses the cycling of matter and nutrients through the biosphere, highlighting the importance of natural processes. It outlines key biogeochemical cycles, including the water, carbon and oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles, explaining their roles and mechanisms. Each cycle is essential for the survival of organisms and the functioning of ecosystems.

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Lesson 2

Cycling of matter
Natural processes cycle matter and nutrients through the biosphere.
Matter is anything that takes up space and has mass.
A nutrient is a chemical substance that an organism needs to obtain from its environment in
order to survive.
The cycling of nutrients through the biosphere involves both living organisms and physical
processes.

 The biogeochemical cycle:


The exchange of matter through the biosphere
Example :-
The Water Cycle
The Carbon and Oxygen Cycles
The Nitrogen Cycle
The Phosphorus Cycle

Water cycle= hydrological cycle


The water cycle is a way that water moves all around the Earth. It never stops, it does not
have a beginning or an end. It's like a big circle!

Water evaporates from bodies of water, soil, urine, and organisms(animal, plants)
Water returns from the atmosphere in the form of precipitation.
The Carbon and Oxygen Cycles
Carbon and oxygen recycle relatively quickly through living organisms.
Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are important components of these cycles.
Carbon and oxygen enter a long-term cycle when they combine to form
calcium carbonate.

Respiration

The Nitrogen Cycle


78% of nitrogen is present in air
The capture and conversion of nitrogen into a form that is useable by plants is called
nitrogen fixation.
Nitrogen is fixed by bacteria or by electrical
storms.
Nitrogen returns to the atmosphere through
denitrification, a process in which bacteria
convert fixed nitrogen back into nitrogen gas.
The Phosphorus Cycle
Phosphorus is essential for the growth and development of organisms.
Phosphorus cycles quickly as phosphates through sediments, plants, and consumers.
In addition, phosphorus is weathered or eroded from rocks and added to the cycle.

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