Studied by 4 people
Deforestation
________- decreases the amount of carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere.
Runoff
________- the movement of precipitation to lakes streams rivers and oceans.
Consumers
________ eat plants & get proteins containing nitrogen.
available oxygen
The ________ gets depleted, fishkills may occur.
Condensation
________- gas to liquid.
Respiration
________- Plants & animals release carbon dioxide back into the air.
Plants
________ can absorb & use nitrates (NO3)- to make proteins.
Decomposers
________ break down dead organisms & return nitrogen to the soil (NH4+) and (NO3)-
NITROGEN
________- needed in proteins and nucleic acids.
Average atmospheric residence time
________: 140- 190 years.
Ozone
________ protects living organisms by absorbing harmful ultraviolet radiation (UVB) from the sun.
Precipitation
________- movement from the atmosphere to the biosphere.
Ozone depletion
________ progressing globally except in the tropical zone.
ozone layer
What is being destroyed by CFCs and other substances? Answer with a single words or term.
Carbon
What is needed to build all organic molecules? Answer with a single words or term.
Average atmospheric residence time
________: 500 years.
Ozone
________ is a triatomic form of oxygen (O3) found in Earths upper and lower atmosphere about 15 to 30 km above the earth's surface.
