a)The five most important biogeochemical cycles are the oxygen cycle, nitrogen cycle, carbon cycle, sulphur cycle and the sedentary cycle. These five cycles can be classified into pools. Active pools are free flowing cycles controlled by life processes such as photosynthesis. Storage pools are segregated bodies controlled by physical processes such as, volcanic eruptions or earthquakes.
Oxygen cycles through the environment in three major forms; gaseous atomic oxygen, and the molecular compounds, H2o and co2 respectively. Oxygen is a highly reactive element that is necessary for organic cellular respiration. An interesting note is the process of oxidization. As previously stated, Oxygen is highly reactive and many inorganic metals …show more content…
Sulphur is released into the atmosphere by volcanic activity. This releases sulphur from the storage pool and into the active pool. Interesting observation, the fine particulate of free sulphur is known to act as a condensation nuclei. There is an important difference between the cycling of sulphur and that of other major gas cycle systems. A fixed amount of sulphur is immediately available in the form of crystalline salt sulphates. These minerals a essential components of amino acids which are the building block of complex …show more content…
It is the building block of life, as all organic organisms are composed of carbon based compounds. Carbon is abundantly found in the atmosphere in a active pool in the form of gaseous Co2. Atmospheric Co2 is released from the storage pool through the physical processes of combustion of organic material and decomposer respiration. Co2 returns to the storage pool through the process of photosynthesis, via the Calvin-Benson reaction.
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Co2 gas cycles through the environment in a number of different ways. The most common processes are combustion and photosynthesis. Combustion of organic materials releases Co2 and other volatile organic compounds by rapidly breaking down the complex carbon chains of organic material.
Plant life cycles Carbon by way of photosynthesis, plants absorb Co2 from the atmosphere and produce short chain sugars or long chain carbohydrates. Co2+ solar radiation+ h2o= Oxogen + Carbon based sugar. Note that oxygen is freed from the Co2 covalent bond and is a direct byproduct of photosynthesis.
This carbon based sugar will propagate through the ecosystem and provide latent stored solar energy to other organisms. These other organisms will consume the plant life and convert the simple sugars into complex carbon based
Oxygen cycles through the environment in three major forms; gaseous atomic oxygen, and the molecular compounds, H2o and co2 respectively. Oxygen is a highly reactive element that is necessary for organic cellular respiration. An interesting note is the process of oxidization. As previously stated, Oxygen is highly reactive and many inorganic metals …show more content…
Sulphur is released into the atmosphere by volcanic activity. This releases sulphur from the storage pool and into the active pool. Interesting observation, the fine particulate of free sulphur is known to act as a condensation nuclei. There is an important difference between the cycling of sulphur and that of other major gas cycle systems. A fixed amount of sulphur is immediately available in the form of crystalline salt sulphates. These minerals a essential components of amino acids which are the building block of complex …show more content…
It is the building block of life, as all organic organisms are composed of carbon based compounds. Carbon is abundantly found in the atmosphere in a active pool in the form of gaseous Co2. Atmospheric Co2 is released from the storage pool through the physical processes of combustion of organic material and decomposer respiration. Co2 returns to the storage pool through the process of photosynthesis, via the Calvin-Benson reaction.
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Co2 gas cycles through the environment in a number of different ways. The most common processes are combustion and photosynthesis. Combustion of organic materials releases Co2 and other volatile organic compounds by rapidly breaking down the complex carbon chains of organic material.
Plant life cycles Carbon by way of photosynthesis, plants absorb Co2 from the atmosphere and produce short chain sugars or long chain carbohydrates. Co2+ solar radiation+ h2o= Oxogen + Carbon based sugar. Note that oxygen is freed from the Co2 covalent bond and is a direct byproduct of photosynthesis.
This carbon based sugar will propagate through the ecosystem and provide latent stored solar energy to other organisms. These other organisms will consume the plant life and convert the simple sugars into complex carbon based