Biogeochemical cycles
Across
- 3. these are types of plants that have root nodules on them
- 5. some plant roots have ________ that house nitrogen fixing bacteria
- 7. important for making proteins and nucleic acids (dna rna)
- 10. fungi and ______ are decomposers that contribute to carbon nitrogen and phosphorus cycles
- 13. This is how we get extra phosphorus for farming
- 16. fuels full of carbon in the ground
- 17. the process where extra phosphates and excess nitrogen can lead to large algae blooms in lakes and streams
- 18. nitrogen gas is turned into ammonium by BACTERIA in the soil and in nodules
- 21. water released by plant leaves
- 22. when gas turns to liquid
- 23. Is the process of buring fossil fuels for energy
- 24. __________ eat thier nitrogen, phosphorus, carbon and water
Down
- 1. examples include soy beans, peas, alfalfa, clover and peanuts
- 2. matter can not be created or destroyed. it can be ________
- 4. water falling from the sky
- 6. nitrogen and phosphorus are both produced for ______ by humans
- 8. important as a solvent for dissolving substances in living things
- 9. there is no atmospheric component to this cycle
- 11. Nitrogen can be produced in
- 12. the uptake of nitrates from the soil by plant roots
- 14. this is how phosphorus is released from rocks
- 15. When liquid water turns to gas
- 19. important for making cell membranes
- 20. most our fresh water is found in glaciers and _____