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Greenhouse effect |
The trapping of the sun's warmth by large amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere |
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Nitrification |
The process of converting ammonium into nitrite and then into nitrate |
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Biochemical Cycles |
The circular movement of elements/ compounds between the biota and the abiota |
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Respiration |
Oxygen is combined with sugars to release energy and make carbon dioxide and water |
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Physical nitrogen fixation |
Lightning or photochemical smog makes nitrogen gas react with oxygen to make nitrates |
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Ammonification |
Converting organic nitrogen from dead plants into ammonia |
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Denitrification |
Drains nitrogen from ecosystems and converts nitrate back into nitrogen |
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Nitrogen fixation |
A process in which the nitrogen in the Earth's atmosphere is converted into ammonia or other molecules |
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CHNOPS |
Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur are responsible for 95% of the mass of all living things |
