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Honors List 14
Unit 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Carbon | central atom that is found in all macromolecules |
| Nitrogen | atom found in protein and nucleic acids |
| Biological magnification | occurs when chemicals increase exponentially in a food chain. |
| Respiration | released by mitochondria in plants and animals, allows carbon to enter the atmosphere |
| Photosynthesis | allows carbon to be removed from the atmosphere and enter plants |
| Fossil fuels | rich source of carbon in soil, formed by dead plants and animals |
| Pollution | burning of fossil fuels returns carbon to the atmosphere |
| Urine | adds NH3 ammonia to the soil |
| nitrogen gas | is abundant in the air, N2 gas |
| Nitrates | usable forms of nitrogen |
| Ammonia | nitrogen compounds formed by urine and decomposition of dead organisms |
| Nitrifying bacteria | fix bacteria in the soil from ammonia to nitrates. |
| Denitrifying bacteria | convert nitrates in soil to nitrogen gas in the atmosphere |
| NH2 | nitrogen gas |
| NH3 | ammonia |
| NO2, NO3 | nitrates |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |