How Materials are Cycled (OCR GCSE Biology A, Combined (Gateway Science Suite)): Flashcards
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Process removing from atmosphere in carbon cycle
Process removing from atmosphere in carbon cycle
Photosynthesis by green plants and algae
Products made from carbon in photosynthesis
Products made from carbon in photosynthesis
Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats
How carbon moves up food chains
How carbon moves up food chains
Animals eat plants/algae, carbon transfers to bodies
Process returning to air (plants/animals)
Process returning to air (plants/animals)
Respiration
Role of decomposers in carbon cycle
Role of decomposers in carbon cycle
Respire & release while breaking down dead organisms
What decomposers return to soil
What decomposers return to soil
Essential mineral ions
Process returning via burning wood/fossil fuels
Process returning via burning wood/fossil fuels
Combustion
When was carbon in fossil fuels originally captured
When was carbon in fossil fuels originally captured
Millions of years ago
Process converting water in seas/lakes to vapour
Process converting water in seas/lakes to vapour
Evaporation (by sun's energy)
How plants add water vapour to atmosphere
How plants add water vapour to atmosphere
Transpiration from leaf surfaces
Process forming clouds from water vapour
Process forming clouds from water vapour
Condensation (as vapour rises and cools)
Forms of precipitation in water cycle
Forms of precipitation in water cycle
Rain, snow, or hail
Where precipitation water runs off to
Where precipitation water runs off to
Rivers, lakes, then sea (cycle repeats)