Biogeochemical Cycles

2. organism that converts nitrogen gas into ammonium
4. where the most carbon is stored
5. process of water falling from the atmosphere
6. process where organisms take in oxygen and glucose and make ATP, carbon dioxide, and water
10. process where water is absorbed down into the ground
14. substance that limits the growth rate of an organism
15. process where water flows over land and enters another body of water
17. key component in All living things
18. process that converts ammonium into nitrates/ nitrites
19. movement of a substance from abiotic to biotic factors
21. water that is absorbed into the ground
22. movement of a substance from biotic to abiotic factors

1. process which converts nitrates back into nitrogen gas
3. process where water is taken into the atmosphere from large bodies of water
5. process where plants take in carbon dioxide, water, and light energy and make glucose and oxygen
7. organism that converts nitrates back into nitrogen gas
8. process which converts nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into ammonium
9. place where a substance is held or accumulates
11. atmosphere is made of 78% of this
12. process where water vapor turns back into liquid water
13. process where plants lose water through their leaves
16. organism that converts ammonium into nitrates
20. process of water moving across through the soil