Across
- 2. Burned as fossil fuels that include coal and natural gas.
- 3. Nitrogen-_____ bacteria.
- 6. fuels Burning these releases more CO2 in the atmosphere.
- 8. The water cycle is condensation, precipitation, and…?
- 10. Phosphorus in soil can be washed away into water…?
- 12. The main regulator of CO2.
- 13. Phosphorus is an essential nutrient because it makes up important chemicals such as…?
- 14. A source of too much phosphorus in water.
- 16. The process animals use to convert oxygen into more CO2.
- 17. Our atmosphere is made out of 78% of what gas?
- 19. Another natural source for this is volcanoes.
- 20. Higher organisms use nitrogen to make their…?
Down
- 1. The type of bacteria in the soil that breaks down ammonia.
- 4. The process plants use to convert CO2 into sugar and oxygen.
- 5. Too much phosphorus in water leads to plant…?
- 7. Phosphorus is contained mostly in rocks and…?
- 9. Animals and plants cannot directly use all the nitrogen found in our…?
- 11. Animal waste decay by the action of bacteria creates _____ and nitrate products.
- 15. Too much CO2 in the atmosphere may be responsible for the… effect.
- 18. As dead plants and animals decayed huge deposits of… were stored.
