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The Microbial Universe
Part IIPatricia Archuleta
Emily Heckman
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Question #1Microbes play a key role in the balance of recycling which 5 nutrients? Why might this be important for humans?
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The Carbon CycleEnergy from the sunlight is absorbed by plants (photosynthesis)
Plants converts the sun’s rays to food energy, or carbon dioxide
Plants release oxygen
Animals breathe in oxygen
Animals exhale carbon dioxide
Plants absorb carbon dioxide
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Visualize the Carbon Cycle
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The Complete Carbon Cycle
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Question #250% of the oxygen we breathe comes from plants. Where does the rest of the oxygen come from?
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Important Connections
How is the carbon cycle vital to the food web in the ocean?
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Referenceshttp://www.windows2universe.org/earth/climate/images/carboncycle.jpg
http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/102/ccycle.gif
http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/NMEA_Talk/NMEA%20Talk%2020032.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31RRgkxcIwo
http://www.historyforkids.org/scienceforkids/chemistry/atoms/pictures/nitrogen.jpg
http://www.energy.alberta.ca/NaturalGas/graphics/NGC_Molecule.jpg
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References http://topnews.net.nz/images/marine-bacteria.jpg
http://www.chemicalelements.com/bohr/b0015.gif
http://www.historyforkids.org/scienceforkids/chemistry/atoms/pictures/oxygen.jpg
http://water.me.vccs.edu/concepts/oxcycle.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Electron_shell_016_Sulfur.svg/558px-Electron_shell_016_Sulfur.svg.png