Download NUTRIENT CYCLE

Name: _____________________
NUTRIENT CYCLE
COLOR-CODED WORDSEARCH
Date: _____________ Block: _________
DIRECTIONS:
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For each description given below, write the process described in the blank provided
Locate the word in the word search… and color code it as designated below:
a. If the process is involved in the Carbon Cycle OR Oxygen Cycle, circle it in BLACK
b. If the process is involved in the Phosphorous Cycle, circle it in GREEN
c. If the process is involved in the Water Cycle, circle it in BLUE
d. If the process is involved in the Nitrogen Cycle, circle it in ORANGE
** IF THE PROCESS OCCURS IN MULTIPLE CYCLES THEN IT SHOULD BE CIRCLED WITH MULTIPLE COLORS!!!
DESCRIPTION
Chemical process that animals and
plants use to obtain energy.
Organism that is able to fix nitrogen
into a usable form.
The process by which a substance
moves from an area of high
concentration to an area of low
concentration.
Types of organisms that serve to
break down inorganic waste and
deposit into the soil.
Process by which liquid water turns
into a vapor and is deposited into the
atmosphere.
Organic material (like coal and oil)
that are the remnants of
dead/decayed matter from millions of
years ago.
Occurs when precipitation runs down
rocks and mountains causing them to
leech out minerals.
Process by which water runs down
the side of land or soil and is
deposited into a body of water.
The burning of fossil fuels.
Type of bacteria that will put Nitrogen
back into the soil or transform it into a
usable form.
Chemical process by which plants use
sunlight to obtain sugars.
Process by which nitrogen is extracted
from the soil.
Process by which water is pulled
through the xylem of plants.
Process by which water leaves the
clouds and is deposited onto the
ground by way of rain or snow.
The slow settling of water through
rocks and minerals in the soil.
PROCESS/TERM
NUTRIENT CYCLES
Carbon/Oxygen?
Phosphorous?
Water?
Nitrogen?
REMEMBER...
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If the process is involved in the Carbon Cycle OR Oxygen Cycle, circle it in BLACK
If the process is involved in the Phosphorous Cycle, circle it in GREEN
If the process is involved in the Water Cycle, circle it in BLUE
If the process is involved in the Nitrogen Cycle, circle it in ORANGE
** IF THE PROCESS OCCURS IN MULTIPLE CYCLES THEN IT SHOULD BE CIRCLED WITH MULTIPLE COLORS!!!