Serenegti Nutrient Cycle

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List the three nutrients that are essential to all ecosystems.

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When an organism dies, nutrients are returned to the environment.

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List two functions of carbon in plants.

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List two functions of nitrogen in plants.

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List two functions of phosphorus in plants.

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Which of the following statements best describes where plants get these nutrients (hint: Look at the cards)

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Briefly describe one ecological factors that affected how quickly your plant was able to get nutrients.

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Which nutrient requirement (carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus) was the most difficult for your group to complete? (This nutrient is called a “limiting nutrient” because it limits growth of the plant)

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The process cards showed ways in which nutrients can be taken up by plants. Choose a process card that describes plants getting nutrients from wildebeest. Does your cards differ in the amount of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus they make available to a plant? If so how?

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The soil microbe cards represent microorganisms such as bacteria. Based on the activity summarize how microbes help cycle nutrients in the Serengeti.

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The detritivore cards represent organisms that eat decomposing matter and feces. Based on the activity, summarize how detritivores help cycle nutrients in the Serengeti?

List the three nutrients that are essential to all ecosystems.

When an organism dies, nutrients are returned to the environment.

List two functions of carbon in plants.

List two functions of nitrogen in plants.

List two functions of phosphorus in plants.

Which of the following statements best describes where plants get these nutrients (hint: Look at the cards)

Briefly describe one ecological factors that affected how quickly your plant was able to get nutrients.

Which nutrient requirement (carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus) was the most difficult for your group to complete? (This nutrient is called a “limiting nutrient” because it limits growth of the plant)

The process cards showed ways in which nutrients can be taken up by plants. Choose a process card that describes plants getting nutrients from wildebeest. Does your cards differ in the amount of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus they make available to a plant? If so how?

The soil microbe cards represent microorganisms such as bacteria. Based on the activity summarize how microbes help cycle nutrients in the Serengeti.

The detritivore cards represent organisms that eat decomposing matter and feces. Based on the activity, summarize how detritivores help cycle nutrients in the Serengeti?

One process that moves carbon between organisms and the environment is cellular respiration. During cellular respiration, organisms break down energy and produce carbon dioxide gas (CO2). In the card activity, which two process cards directly represent cellular respiration?
Choose 2

Where does the carbon used in cellular respiration come from?

Where does the carbon end up after cellular respiration?

Where does the carbon used in photosynthesis come from?

Where does the carbon used in photosynthesis come from?

Plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmophere. What label would go here?

Wildebeest breath out carbon dioxide and it goes into the atmophere. What label would go here?

Wildebeest eat the plants What label would go here?

Lions eat the wildebeest. What label would go here?

What label would go here?

Nutrients are returned into the atomphere by what process. What label would go here?

Predict how a decrease in the number of predators- due to hunting- might affect the cycling of carbon in the Serenegti. Use the diagram in the previous question to support your answer.

Serenegti Nutrient Cycle

List the three nutrients that are essential to all ecosystems.

When an organism dies, nutrients are returned to the environment.

List two functions of carbon in plants.

List two functions of nitrogen in plants.

List two functions of phosphorus in plants.

Which of the following statements best describes where plants get these nutrients (hint: Look at the cards)

Briefly describe one ecological factors that affected how quickly your plant was able to get nutrients.

Which nutrient requirement (carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus) was the most difficult for your group to complete? (This nutrient is called a “limiting nutrient” because it limits growth of the plant)

The process cards showed ways in which nutrients can be taken up by plants. Choose a process card that describes plants getting nutrients from wildebeest. Does your cards differ in the amount of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus they make available to a plant? If so how?

The soil microbe cards represent microorganisms such as bacteria. Based on the activity summarize how microbes help cycle nutrients in the Serengeti.

The detritivore cards represent organisms that eat decomposing matter and feces. Based on the activity, summarize how detritivores help cycle nutrients in the Serengeti?

One process that moves carbon between organisms and the environment is cellular respiration. During cellular respiration, organisms break down energy and produce carbon dioxide gas (CO2). In the card activity, which two process cards directly represent cellular respiration?Choose 2

Where does the carbon used in cellular respiration come from?

Where does the carbon end up after cellular respiration?

Where does the carbon used in photosynthesis come from?

Where does the carbon used in photosynthesis come from?

Plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmophere. What label would go here?

Wildebeest breath out carbon dioxide and it goes into the atmophere. What label would go here?

Wildebeest eat the plants What label would go here?

Lions eat the wildebeest. What label would go here?

What label would go here?

Nutrients are returned into the atomphere by what process. What label would go here?

Predict how a decrease in the number of predators- due to hunting- might affect the cycling of carbon in the Serenegti. Use the diagram in the previous question to support your answer.

One process that moves carbon between organisms and the environment is cellular respiration. During cellular respiration, organisms break down energy and produce carbon dioxide gas (CO2). In the card activity, which two process cards directly represent cellular respiration?
Choose 2