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