BIOL-UA 12 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Biomagnification, Cyanobacteria, Nitrogen Cycle

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Continuous in ux supplied by the sun and earth"s interior: chemical cycling: Organisms acquire as nutrients and lose as waste: the carbon cycle: Carbon is the major ingredient of all organic molecules. All life on earth is carbon based, yet carbon atoms are derived from various sources. Autotrophs: transform atmospheric carbon dioxide into organic materials: Chemoautotrophs: use inorganic molecules or methane for energy. Heterotrophs acquire carbon by consuming other organisms: photosynthesis: harvesting energy from light. Using radiation from the sun to x carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and release oxygen. Glucose is a carbon containing compound with energy in its bonds and plants store glucose as starch. Light availability depends on time of year, water depth, geographic location, presence of plants, leaf angle. Photosynthesis is affected by factors such as temperature, light intensity, water and nutrient availability: energy coming into a community: Sunlight allows photosynthesis by plants, algae, and photosynthetic prokaryotes.

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