Identify biogeochemical cycles
High school students identify the major biogeochemical cycles—carbon, nitrogen, water, and phosphorus—recognizing how matter moves through living and nonliving components of ecosystems. Teachers can use this worksheet as a review tool or a pre-assessment to gauge familiarity before diving deeper into ecological modeling. It sits within the Life Science Ecology strand and helps students see the interconnected systems that sustain life on Earth.
Learning objectives
- Identify the major biogeochemical cycles and the matter they cycle
- Describe the key reservoirs and transformations in each cycle
- Connect biogeochemical cycles to ecosystem health and human impacts
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