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- 5. the chemical processes by which atmospheric nitrogen is assimilated into organic compounds, especially by certain microorganisms as part of the nitrogen cycle.
- 7. a colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration.
- 10. the process of burning something.
- 13. a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.
- 14. a process in living organisms involving the production of energy, typically with the intake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide from the oxidation of complex organic substances.
- 16. a simple sugar which is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates.
- 17. the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
- 18. the chemical element of atomic number 7, a colorless, odorless unreactive gas that forms about 78 percent of the earth's atmosphere.
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- 1. a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
- 2. the process of turning from liquid into vapor.
- 3. Algal blooms are dense layers of tiny green plants that occur on the surface of lakes and other bodies of water
- 4. a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease.
- 6. the loss or removal of nitrogen or nitrogen compounds
- 8. a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water
- 9. water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.
- 11. the action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution.
- 12. the state or process of rotting; decay.
- 14. the draining away of water (or substances carried in it) from the surface of an area of land, a building or structure, etc.
- 15. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
