Nutrient cycles, also known as ______cycles, describe the movement of chemical elements through different sources and processes, such as the atmosphere, soil, rocks, bodies of water, and organisms. Nutrient cycles keep essential ________available to plants and other living organisms. The ________ of these elements is critical to maintaining life on Earth. The carbon cycle, the nitrogen and water cycle all have important ________phases.The _______cycle lacks a true _______phase, and is slow and depends on the water cycle, also called the _____cycle.

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nitrogen, atmospheric, biogeochemical, lipids, cycling, gravitational, atmospheric, hydrologic, elements, phosphorus , carbohydrates

Nutrient cycles, also known as biogeochemical cycles, describe the movement of chemical elements through different sources and processes, such as the atmosphere, soil, rocks, bodies of water, and organisms. Nutrient cycles keep essential elements available to plants and other living organisms. The cycling of these elements is critical to maintaining life on Earth. The carbon cycle, the nitrogen cycle, and the water cycle all have important cycling phases. The phosphorus cycle lacks a true atmospheric phase, and is slow and depends on the water cycle, also called the hydrologic cycle.