Biogeochemical Recycling Key Terms by John Hubert

Carbonic Acid - J-Hubert

johnh44 — 2024-10-31 12:54:35 UTC

When carbon dioxide dissolves in water (H₂O), it forms an acid called Carbonic Acid (H₂CO₃).

The reaction is given by the equation:

CO₂(g) + H₂O ↔ H₂CO₃

Nitrification Kayden Marshall

kaydenma — 2024-10-31 13:03:27 UTC

Nitrification is a biological process that converts reduced nitrogen compounds into oxidized nitrogen compounds

Infiltration and Runoff

2024-10-31 13:03:39 UTC

Infiltration is the action of entering or gaining access to an organization or place surreptitiously, especially in order to acquire secret information or cause damage.

Runoff is the draining away of water from the surface of an area of land.

Decomposers

laurenbo4 — 2024-10-31 13:03:57 UTC

Define: A decomposer is an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material. - Lauren

Anammox Reaction - Macey Paxton

maceypa — 2024-10-31 13:04:26 UTC

Anammox Reaction- This reaction cycles nitrogen back into nitrogen gas in the atmosphere. The anammox reaction is enabled by certain bacteria in the water. Ammonium and nitrate ions combine to form water and nitrogen gas.

The chemical equation for the anammox reaction is NH+₄ + NO−₂ → N₂ + 2H₂O.

sublimation

gabepe — 2024-10-31 13:05:04 UTC

Sublimation is the process of a substance going from solid to gas without becoming a liquid. The verb form of sublimation is sublime or sublimate.

Nitrification

2024-10-31 13:06:22 UTC

Nitrification is an essential step in the nitrogen cycle. It is a natural process that occurs in soil, where ammonia is converted to nitrites (NO2-) and then nitrates (NO3-). This aerobic process is carried out by specialized autotrophic bacteria.

Gunnar Whiddon

Condensation and Precipitation

dominykne — 2024-10-31 13:07:27 UTC

Rising air currents carry water vapor from all these sources into the atmosphere. As the water vapor rises higher into the atmosphere or is carried toward the poles by winds, the air becomes cooler. Cooler air cannot hold as much water vapor, so the water vapor condenses into tiny water droplets around particles in the air. The tiny water droplets form clouds. then it rains

Stomata

2024-10-31 13:07:51 UTC

Stomata is any of the minute pores in the epidermis of the leaf or stem of a plant, forming a slit of variable width which allows movement of gases in and out of the intercellular spaces.

-Stefani

Ammonification

avawh — 2024-10-31 13:07:58 UTC

Ammonification is when decomposers break down organic remains and wastes, and they release nitrogen in the form of ammonium ions.

-ava

Legumes-bre

2024-10-31 13:08:21 UTC

Legumes are any type of plant in the Fabaceae (or Leguminosae) botanical family. But in layman’s terms, legumes are typically a pod with a seed in it, and the seed is the part that we eat

Transpiration - Macey Paxton

maceypa — 2024-10-31 13:09:26 UTC

Transpiration- Transpiration is when plants lose water. This occurs when stomata in leaves open to take in carbon dioxide for photosynthesis and lose water to the atmosphere.

Nitrous oxide

laurenbo4 — 2024-10-31 13:09:33 UTC

Define: Nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming and other environmental issues.

Condensation

gabepe — 2024-10-31 13:09:40 UTC

Condensation is when a gas becomes a liquid skipping the solid stage

Anammox Reaction

avawh — 2024-10-31 13:10:14 UTC

The Anommox Reaction is when ammonium and nitrite ions combine to form water and nitrogen gas.

-ava

cyanobacteria

2024-10-31 13:10:44 UTC

A division of microorganisms that are related to the bacteria but are capable of photosynthesis. They are prokaryotic and represent the earliest known form of life on the earth.

Photosynthesis Elin Essex

2024-10-31 13:11:02 UTC

Photosynthesis is a chemical process that occurs in plants. During this process plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose.

Transpiration

2024-10-31 13:13:42 UTC

Transpiration is the exhalation of water vapor through the stomata.

-Stefani

aquifer

2024-10-31 13:14:57 UTC

a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.

Fossil Fuels- Bre

2024-10-31 13:15:10 UTC

a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.

Permeability-Caleb

2024-10-31 13:16:02 UTC

Permeability is how easily the ground can absorb water

Cellular Respiration Elin Essex

2024-10-31 13:19:58 UTC

Cellular respiration is the process by which cells convert chemical energy from nutrients like glucose into energy. In this process it’s combining oxygen with food molecules while releasing carbon dioxide and water as waste products.

Aquifer- Ryleigh Phillips

ryleighph — 2024-11-01 13:03:19 UTC

Aquifer definition- an underground layer of water-bearing, permeable rock.

A huge amount of water exists in the ground below your feet, and people all over the world make great use of it. But it is only found in usable quantities in certain places underground — aquifers.

Permeability- Ryleigh Phillips

ryleighph — 2024-11-01 13:07:38 UTC

Permeability definition- how easily and quickly the ground/soil can absorb water

Permeability is basically the efficiency of being able to absorb water.