Biogeochemical Cycles and Ecological Disruptions
Understanding how biogeochemical cycles interact—and how human activity alters them—is essential for solving today’s biggest environmental challenges. Whether you’re interested in conservation, environmental science, agriculture, or health, the carbon, water, and nitrogen cycles affect you directly. They determine the air you breathe, the food you eat, the climate you live in, and the future of life on Earth.
Topics
- AP
- AP Biology
- AP Bio
- next generation science standards
- NGSS
- ecosystem
- disruption
- water cycle
- carbon cycle
- nitrogen cycle
- photosynthesis
- cellular respiration
- respiration
- weathering
- erosion
- fossil fuel
- oil
- coal
- limestone
- runoff
- ocean acidification
- climate change
- climate
- polar bears
- evaporation
- transpiration
- precipitation
- sublimation
- deposition
- infiltration
- percolation
- groundwater
- rainforest
- deforestation
- pollution
- melting snowpacks
- salmon
- eutrophication
- denitrification
- nitrogen fixation
- fixing bacteria
- ammonification
- nitrifying bacteria
- nitrification
- assimilation
- lightning
- dead zone
- biodiversity