The process where plants use the sun's energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars/food.

The process where cells break down food/sugars in the presence of oxygen to release energy.

The process that converts nitrogen in the atmosphere into compounds in the soil that are useful to a variety of organism.

The process where fixed nitrogen compounds are converted back into nitrogen gas and returned to the atmosphere by bacteria.

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Term	Definition
Photosynthesis	The process where plants use the sun's energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars/food.
Cellular Respiration	The process where cells break down food/sugars in the presence of oxygen to release energy.
Nitrogen Fixation	The process that converts nitrogen in the atmosphere into compounds in the soil that are useful to a variety of organism.
Denitrification	The process where fixed nitrogen compounds are converted back into nitrogen gas and returned to the atmosphere by bacteria.