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    2.2 Nutrient Cycle in An Ecosystem

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    This document discusses nutrient cycles in ecosystems. It describes how nutrients are obtained from balanced ecosystems, used by living things, and returned to the environment to be used again. It provides details on the role of living things in the water, carbon, and oxygen cycles. Plants and animals participate in these cycles through processes like transpiration, respiration, photosynthesis, and decay. The document also notes how human activities like burning fossil fuels, overconsumption of water resources, and unrestricted logging can disrupt nutrient cycles, and suggests steps like planned agriculture, public transport, rain water storage, and reforestation to address such interference.

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    2.2 Nutrient Cycle in An Ecosystem

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    This document discusses nutrient cycles in ecosystems. It describes how nutrients are obtained from balanced ecosystems, used by living things, and returned to the environment to be used again. It provides details on the role of living things in the water, carbon, and oxygen cycles. Plants and animals participate in these cycles through processes like transpiration, respiration, photosynthesis, and decay. The document also notes how human activities like burning fossil fuels, overconsumption of water resources, and unrestricted logging can disrupt nutrient cycles, and suggests steps like planned agriculture, public transport, rain water storage, and reforestation to address such interference.

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    This document discusses nutrient cycles in ecosystems. It describes how nutrients are obtained from balanced ecosystems, used by living things, and returned to the environment to be used again. It provides details on the role of living things in the water, carbon, and oxygen cycles. Plants and animals participate in these cycles through processes like transpiration, respiration, photosynthesis, and decay. The document also notes how human activities like burning fossil fuels, overconsumption of water resources, and unrestricted logging can disrupt nutrient cycles, and suggests steps like planned agriculture, public transport, rain water storage, and reforestation to address such interference.

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    2.2 Nutrient Cycle in An Ecosystem

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    This document discusses nutrient cycles in ecosystems. It describes how nutrients are obtained from balanced ecosystems, used by living things, and returned to the environment to be used again. It provides details on the role of living things in the water, carbon, and oxygen cycles. Plants and animals participate in these cycles through processes like transpiration, respiration, photosynthesis, and decay. The document also notes how human activities like burning fossil fuels, overconsumption of water resources, and unrestricted logging can disrupt nutrient cycles, and suggests steps like planned agriculture, public transport, rain water storage, and reforestation to address such interference.

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    2.

    2 Nutrient Cycle in an
    Ecosystem
    Nutrient Cycle
    • Nutrients
    • obtained from balanced ecosystem
    • used by living things
    • returned to the environment to be used again
    • Form 1 – water cycle, carbon cycle and oxygen cycle
    • Form 2 – role of living things in these cycles
    Role of living things in Water Cycle
    • Plants
    • Water absorbed by roots in the
    ground
    • Water released into the
    atmosphere through
    transpiration
    • Leaves - fall from trees, cover
    the surface of the earth - reduce
    the rate of evaporation - prevent
    the soil from becoming dry
    Role of living things in Water Cycle
    • Plants
    • Roots hold the soil tightly and
    make its structure more
    compact
    • Slow down the flow of water
    underground
    • Prevents soil erosion
    Role of living things in Water Cycle
    • Animals
    • carry out respiration, defecation
    and excretion (sweating and
    urination)
    • Increase the water content in
    the atmosphere
    The Role of Living Things in the
    Carbon Cycle and Oxygen Cycle
    • Plants and animals
    carry out
    respiration which
    uses oxygen and
    releases carbon
    dioxide
    The Role of Living Things in the
    Carbon Cycle and Oxygen Cycle
    • The decay of dead
    plants and animals
    by bacteria and
    fungi in the soil
    uses oxygen and
    releases carbon
    dioxide.
    The Role of Living Things in the
    Carbon Cycle and Oxygen Cycle
    • Green plants
    • photosynthesis
    • absorbs carbon
    dioxide and
    releases oxygen
    Human Activity That Disrupt The Nutrient Cycle

    Burning of fossil fuels

    Unrestricted logging

    Overconsumption
    of water resources
    Steps to solve interference to the nutrient cycle

    Create planned Use public transport


    agricultural systems
    Steps to solve interference to the nutrient cycle

    Store rain water for


    daily use Replant trees
    Steps to solve interference to the nutrient cycle

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