ABIOTIC FACTORS 2.0

ABIOTIC

The energy that is being passed from one trophic to another, the light and the water that are needed by plants in their food making process, and the minerals that the trees compete for to be able to survive.

SUN

The ultimate source of energy for almost all organisms

LIGHT

the sun directly supplies the energy necessary for them to maintain themselves in the form of?

TEMPERATURE

The intensity of sunlight in an area causes daily and seasonal changes

HYDROLOGIC CYCLE

Water makes up 70% of the Earth’s surface and it is not called

the wonder of life for no reason. Half of the body of mammals is composed of

water and it is the one responsible for the distribution of molecules within and

between cells. This is also the case for plants wherein nutrients from the leaves

and soil is being transported through water. Not to mention how it removes and

dissolves toxic materials.

CARBON CYCLE

Carbon is the most important element in living organisms. Twenty

percent (20%) of our body weight is composed of carbon and there are 6

processes involved in its cycle within the biosphere.

NITROGEN CYCLE

a fundamental component of living

organisms. It is one of the macronutrients or nutrients that is needed by the

body in large amount as it is an integral element of the structure of amino acids

(and thus proteins), and nitrogenous bases that form the backbone of nucleic

acids.

NITROGEN FIXATION

conversion process

ASSIMILATION

When herbivores eat plants,

the plant proteins are broken down to smaller building blocks called amino

acids. These amino acids are then reassembled to form proteins typical for the

herbivore. The same process is repeated throughout the food chain

AMMONIFICATION

Fungal

and bacterial decomposers use nitrogen-containing wastes and dead bodies as

a food source and excrete ammonium

NITRIFICATION

Ammonium, in turn, is converted into nitrite (NO2

-) and then into nitrate

(NO3-) by specialized nitrifying bacteria in a two-step process called?

DENITRIFICATION

completes the nitrogen cycle.

PHOSPHORUS CYCLE

• a major component of DNA and RNA as well as ATP, the molecule used by cells for energy transfer.

• Required by both plants and animals, it is a limiting nutrient second only to nitrogen in its importance for successful agricultural yield.

EUTROPHICATION

Phosphate stimulates the growth of plankton and plants, favouring weedy species over others. Excess growth of these plants tend to consume large amounts of dissolved oxygen, potentially suffocating fish and other marine animals, while also blocking available sunlight to bottom dwelling species.

SULFUR CYCLE

It contains both atmospheric and terrestrial processes. Within the terrestrial portion, the cycle begins with the weathering of rocks, releasing the stored sulfur.

OXYGEN CYCLE

• interconnected with the carbon cycle

ROCK CYCLE

a series of processes that create and transform the types of rocks in Earth’s crust.

MAGMA

a hot liquid made of melted minerals.

IGNEOUS ROCK

This cooling of magma forms

SEDIMENTARY ROCK

On Earth's surface, wind and water can break rocks into pieces. They

can also carry rock pieces to another place. Usually, the rock pieces, called

sediments, drop from the wind or water to make a layer. The layer can be

buried under other layers of sediments. After a long time the sediments can

be cemented together to make

METAMORPHIC ROCK

Rocks can also be subjected to immense heat coming from the

pressure inside the earth. When igneous and sedimentary rocks are exposed

to heat, it changes into a?