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GCSE Biology: How materials are cycled
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Between which two components of an ecosystem do materials cycle?
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The abiotic (non-living) and biotic (living) components.
Why are materials in the living world recycled?
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To provide the building blocks for future organisms.
In what form does the carbon cycle return carbon from organisms to the atmosphere?
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As carbon dioxide.
Which process do plants use to take carbon dioxide back out of the atmosphere?
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Photosynthesis.
The water cycle provides ? water for plants and animals on land before it drains into the seas.
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fresh
Which two processes continuously move water through the water cycle?
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Evaporation and precipitation.
Where does water in the water cycle eventually drain to?
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The seas.
How do microorganisms return carbon to the atmosphere?
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By decomposing dead organisms and waste, releasing carbon as carbon dioxide (through respiration).
What do microorganisms return to the soil when they cycle materials?
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Mineral ions.
Decomposing ? return carbon to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide and mineral ions to the soil.
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microorganisms
Why is the carbon cycle important to living organisms?
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It returns carbon to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, which plants need for photosynthesis to build new organic material.
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