Question 19

Nutrient Cycles in a Nutshell



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 hydrologic phase, and is slow and depends on the water cycle, also called the atmospheric cycle.



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biogeochemicalphosphorusgravitationalhydrologiclipidscarbohydratesatmosphericnitrogenelementscyclingatmospheric
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