The Cycling of Materials

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The Cycling of Materials

• Chapter 5 Section2

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The Carbon Cycle
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Long Term Storage of Carbon

• Bones, Shells, and Structural components of
  Organisms
• Limestone
• Fossil Fuels

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Short Term Storage of Carbon

• Photosynthesis/Cellular Respiration
• Sugar, Fats, Oils

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How Humans affect the Carbon Cycle

• Burn Fossil Fuels
• Deforestation
• Overpopulation
• Industrialization

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The Nitrogen Cycle
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How Humans affect the Nitrogen Cycle

• Decomposition
• Fertilizers and Pesticides
• Overpopulation
• Industrialization

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The Phosphorus Cycle
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How Humans affect the Phosphorus Cycle

• Decomposition
• Fertilizers and Pesticides
• Overpopulation
• Industrialization