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Weathering
rock that
(part)?
Organic Matter
soil? How
on:
Nutrient Cycle
Organic Matter:
Nutrient Cycle
Organic Matter:
Nutrient Cycle
Decomposers:
Nutrient Cycle
Organic Matter:
Climate
The average weather for an area over a long time
limits what things can live there. The two most
important factors are:
Rainfall
Climate
Rainfall:
Rainforest
Forest
Grassland
Desert
Climate
Seasons:
Rainfall:
Temperate
ical
Latitude:
Polar
Wet
Dry
Desert soils
Dry, sandy, very
little
organic matter,
gritty
Tropical
grassland
soils
High in silt &
clay, weathered,
gray, sticky
Grassland
soils
Topsoil humus
rich, fertile
farming soil,
subsoil sandy &
Forest soils
Dark, humus
rich,
high mineral
content,
Cornell Notes:
Nutrient
Cycle
Earth Science
Brentwood Middle School
6th Grade
Mr. Fearns Class
Plants need:
Sunlight
Air (carbon dioxide:
CO2)
Water (H2O)
Nutrients in the
soil
in order to survive
Nutrients
Nutrient Cycle
Organic Matter living things or
the products of living things;
humus
Decompose when organic
matter is broken down to its
Nutrient Cycle:
1. living things die
2. they decompose
3. soil enriched with
new nutrients
4. Nutrients help
plants grow
Summary:
The Nutrient Cycle is the
process where organic matter
breaks down to create nutrients
in the soil. Plants need these
nutrients to survive. Factors
such as climate affect how
much organic matter is added