The Carbon Cycle Poppy Matless Carbon is present in all living organisms. When organisms die‚ the carbon is recycled for future generations. 1. Carbon is released as CO2 via respiration and combustion 2. CO2 is absorbed by producers (grass‚ plants etc) 3. Animals feed off of the plant‚ passing on carbon throughout the food chain‚ losing some carbon as CO2 respiration. 4. When the animal dies‚ it is eaten by decomposers‚ and the carbon returns to the atmosphere 5. If decomposition
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Citric acid cycle Citric acid cycle PDB: October 2012 Molecule of the Month overview The citric acid cycle takes place in the mitochondria: Quiz-Lecture 23 Question 1: Which of the following molecules is not a DIRECT product of the citric acid cycle? A)GTP B) NADH C) NADPH D)FADH2 E) CO2 Mechanism of the pyruvate dehydrogenase reaction Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex PDB: September 2012 Molecule of the Month Mechanism of the pyruvate dehydrogenase reaction Pyruvate
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cooperation of the four photochemically formed oxidizing equivalents occurs essentially in the individual reaction centers and the final 0‚ evolution step is a one quantum process. 4. The data are compatible with a linear four step mechanism in which a trapping center‚ or an associated catalyst‚ (S) successively accumulates four charges. The S4+state produces O2and returns to the ground state S‚‚. 5. Besides So also the first oxidized state S+ is stable in the dark‚ the two higher states‚ Sp+
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the person (Incentive Theory). Compare and contrast two theories of motivation explaining how the two approaches may differ and how they may be similar. Does one theory seem to explain motivation better than the other? Support your argument with examples from each theory. Motives are reasons people hold for initiating and performing voluntary behaviour. They indicate the meaning of human behaviour‚ and they may reveal a person’s values. Motives often affect a person’s perception‚ cognition‚ emotion
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Water Cycle Earth’s water is always in movement‚ and the water cycle‚ also known as the hydrologic cycle‚ describes the continuous movement of water on‚ above‚ and below the surface of the Earth. Since the water cycle is truly a "cycle‚" there is no beginning or end. Water can change states among liquid‚ vapor‚ and ice at various places in the water cycle‚ with these processes happening in the blink of an eye and over millions of years. Although the balance of water on Earth remains fairly constant
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------------------------------------------------- The Processes of the nitrogen cycle Nitrogen fixation Atmospheric nitrogen must be processed‚ or "fixed" (see page on nitrogen fixation)‚ in order to be used by plants. Some fixation occurs in lightning strikes‚ but most fixation is done by free-living or symbiotic bacteria. These bacteria have the nitrogenase enzyme that combines gaseous nitrogen with hydrogen to produce ammonia‚ which is then further converted by the bacteria to make their own organic compounds
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1. The Oxygen Cycle 2. What is oxygen? a. Oxygen is an element b. Colorless‚ odorless and tasteless gas c. Denser than air d. very poor conductor of heat and electricity 3. Picture. 4. Oxygen Cycle a. Step one i. Plants release oxygen into the atmosphere as a by-product of photosynthesis b. Photosynthesis c. Definition- The process in which green plants use the energy from the sun to make carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of chlorophyll 5. Steps to the photonthesis
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http://www.ucar.edu/communications/gcip/m2ccycle/m2pdf.pdf http://www.ucar.edu/communications/gcip/m2ccycle/m2pdf.pdf The Carbon Cycle Importance of Carbon Cycle Carbon (C) is the fourth most abundant element in the universe and is found in all living substances as well as in many inorganic materials and is also the key element for life. The carbon cycle is the exchange of carbon among three reservoirs or storage places: the land‚ the oceans‚ and the atmosphere The atmosphere has the least amount
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is a direct result of using a process termed Continuous Improvement (CI) (Cagliano et al. 2005). The Plan‚ Do‚ Check‚ Act (PDCA) Cycle‚ also know as the Deming Cycle‚ is a model used in CI. By using the PDCA Cycle‚ or a form of it‚ companies and firms will continuously improve upon existing procedures and policies while developing new ones. The (Plan) phase of the cycle is where current procedures and results of those procedures are looked at in order to identify specific problems. Using other tools
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powerful is because of the cycle of socialization. The cycle of socialization can open ones eyes to why our society has specific views of people from other cultures‚ races‚ and genders. The cycle of socialization can help us understand the current situation in our society since it is the reason for the existence and continuation of racism‚ prejudices‚ stereotypes‚ and oppression amongst different people. The cycle of socialization has a
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