How Materials are Cycled (OCR GCSE Biology A (Gateway Science Suite)): Flashcards
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Process removing from atmosphere
Process removing from atmosphere
Photosynthesis by green plants and algae
Products made from carbon during photosynthesis
Products made from carbon during photosynthesis
Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats
How carbon moves through food chain
How carbon moves through food chain
Animals eat plants/algae, carbon transfers to their bodies
Process returning to atmosphere (living things)
Process returning to atmosphere (living things)
Respiration by plants, algae, and animals
Role of decomposers in carbon cycle
Role of decomposers in carbon cycle
Break down dead organisms, respire and release
What decomposers return to soil
What decomposers return to soil
Essential mineral ions
How combustion returns to atmosphere
How combustion returns to atmosphere
Burning wood and fossil fuels
Origin of carbon in fossil fuels
Origin of carbon in fossil fuels
Captured by photosynthesis millions of years ago
Process forming water vapour from seas/lakes/rivers
Process forming water vapour from seas/lakes/rivers
Evaporation (sun's energy heats water)
Plant process releasing water vapour from leaves
Plant process releasing water vapour from leaves
Transpiration
How clouds form in water cycle
How clouds form in water cycle
Water vapour rises, cools, and condenses
Forms of precipitation
Forms of precipitation
Rain, snow, or hail
What precipitation provides
What precipitation provides
Fresh water for plants, animals, and replenishes water bodies
Where precipitation water runs off to
Where precipitation water runs off to
Rivers, lakes, eventually returns to sea