Barrons AP Environmental Science

nature of the rainfall requires the storage of water from one season to the next. The rainforest surrounding ...

5: Natural Biogeochemical Cycles CARBON CYCLE Carbon is the basic building block of life and the fundamental e ...

structures and compounds: 6CO 2 + 6H 2 O + energy (sunlight) → C 6 H 12 O 6 + 6O 2 ■ TERRESTRIAL BIOSPHERE: Fo ...

Figure 5.2 Inorganic carbon cycle Carbon is released back into the atmosphere through: ■ Cellular respiration ...

Figure 5.3 The carbon cycle viewed as an ecosystem cycle ■ When oxygen is not present, anaerobic respiration occ ...

■ Release of carbon dioxide by warmer ocean waters. ■ Strip mining and deep plowing, which disturb the soil, ...

Terrestrial plants ~580 TIP Know all steps involved in the nitrogen cycle. You will find more questions ...

Figure 5.4 The nitrogen cycle Effects of Excess Nitrogen Fossil fuel combustion has contributed to a sevenfold i ...

processes that take place in the soil. The largest N 2 O emissions are observed where nitrogen-containing fer ...

membranes, bones, teeth, and shells. Phosphorus is not found in the atmosphere but, rather, the primary sink for p ...

Figure 5.6 The phosphorus cycle SULFUR CYCLE Elemental or pure sulfur is commonly found in underground deposi ...

volatile sulfur compound in seawater is dimethyl sulfide (DMS; (CH 3 ) 2 S), which is produced by algal ...

Figure 5.7 The sulfur cycle WATER CYCLE The water cycle is powered by energy from the sun. Solar energy evapor ...

Figure 5.8 The water cycle The water cycle is in a state of dynamic equilibrium by which the rate of evapora ...

Pollution of water sources Increased occurrences of infectious agents such as cholera, dysentery, etc. Sewage run ...

MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS Which of the following is NOT a primary depository for the element listed? (A) Carbon—co ...

(D) Nitrate, NO 3 – (E) Choices B, C, and D Plants assimilate sulfur primarily in what form? (A) Sulfates, S ...

(A) increases runoff (B) increases flood risks (C) increases potential for landslides (D) increases infiltration (E) ...

(C) II, III, and IV (D) III, IV, and V (E) I, II, III, IV, and V The cycle that is most common to all othe ...

(D) Ammonia (E) Atomic nitrogen FREE-RESPONSE QUESTION By: Brian Palm, Catholic Memorial School, West Roxbury, ...