Cycles of Matter:
Carbon Cycle: The cycle that Carbon, one of many substances that make up terrestrial orgranic matter, which can be used to study relations between Carbon and other materials.The Carbon Cycle revolves around the type of molecule known as Carbon Dioxide, which is found in the air and water. Plants use Carbon Dioxide for respiratory purposes, and in the process produce oxygen which is important to sustain animal life. Carbon can also be stored in the roots of trees.
Nitrogen Cycle: Nitrogen is one of the most important substance on earth. All survival of the ecosystem need nitrogen in order to build proteins. Nitrogen found in atmosphere in many places such as animal wastes and dead organism. However, there is only a few bacteria that can use this form of nitrogen directly. These bacteria "fix" the nitrogen for all other organism to use, which called nitrogen fixation. When the fixing process is finished, the nitrogen changes into nitrate, nitrates and ammonia which can be used by plants. When plant become food, the nitrogen can be used by animals. There are some bacteria that can take nitrogen compounds and return them to nitrogen gas and released back into the atmosphere.
Nitrogen Cycle: Nitrogen is one of the most important substance on earth. All survival of the ecosystem need nitrogen in order to build proteins. Nitrogen found in atmosphere in many places such as animal wastes and dead organism. However, there is only a few bacteria that can use this form of nitrogen directly. These bacteria "fix" the nitrogen for all other organism to use, which called nitrogen fixation. When the fixing process is finished, the nitrogen changes into nitrate, nitrates and ammonia which can be used by plants. When plant become food, the nitrogen can be used by animals. There are some bacteria that can take nitrogen compounds and return them to nitrogen gas and released back into the atmosphere.
Nitrogen Fixation: Is a process of combining atmospheric nitrogen with other elements to form useful compounds. There are only a few ways in which nitrogen, which is relatively inert, can be combined with other elements. Nitrogen is essential to living things and, because most organisms cannot use nitrogen that is not combined with other elements, nitrogen fixation is important to the continuation of life on earth. Fixed, or combined, nitrogen is also necessary for the manufacture of many substances, including explosives and commercial fertilizers.Two main groups of microorganisms carry out nitrogen fixation. The more common of the two groups is made up of organisms living in soil and water a few species of bacteria and some blue/green algae.
The plants supply the bacteria with food. In return, the bacteria secrete ammonium compounds that are absorbed and used by other plants that are grown in the same soil. The extreme heat of a lightning flash causes nitrogen to combine with oxygen of the air to form nitrogen oxides. The oxides combine with moisture in the air. The fixed nitrogen is carried by rain to the earth, where, in the form of nitrates, it is used by plants.
The Hydrologic Cycle: The continuous movement of water between the earth and the atmosphere. Water reaches land as precipitation such as rain and snow. Then the water evaporates, condenses in the atmosphere to form clouds, and falls to the earth again as precipitation, continuing the cycle.When water falls to the ground it can collect on the land becoming streams, rivers, lakes, or soaks in to the ground to become groundwater. Plants take up groundwater either using it or releasing it to the atmosphere.
The plants supply the bacteria with food. In return, the bacteria secrete ammonium compounds that are absorbed and used by other plants that are grown in the same soil. The extreme heat of a lightning flash causes nitrogen to combine with oxygen of the air to form nitrogen oxides. The oxides combine with moisture in the air. The fixed nitrogen is carried by rain to the earth, where, in the form of nitrates, it is used by plants.
The Hydrologic Cycle: The continuous movement of water between the earth and the atmosphere. Water reaches land as precipitation such as rain and snow. Then the water evaporates, condenses in the atmosphere to form clouds, and falls to the earth again as precipitation, continuing the cycle.When water falls to the ground it can collect on the land becoming streams, rivers, lakes, or soaks in to the ground to become groundwater. Plants take up groundwater either using it or releasing it to the atmosphere.
This is a video on cycles of matter a little more in depth.