Biogeochemical Cycles
Carbon Cycle
In this cycle the deer are the biospheric carbon (life forms). The deer eat the plants, which take in the carbon through photosynthesis. Once the dear decompose the carbon is turned into fossil fuels. These fossil fuels are what we power our power plants with. Animals need carbon to live. Since the deer cannot make their own food they have to eat plants.
Nitrogen Cycle
In this cycle the deer are the animals that eat the plant that is containing nitrogen. Once the deer die the nitrate is released into the ground which then goes back into the atmosphere. After the nitrogen goes into the atmosphere it is free to go into the algae or the Nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the ground for it to go back into the the atmosphere.
Oxygen Cycle
In this cycle the animals, which are the deer, are crucial. Trees make the oxygen that the deer breathe. In return, the deer exhale Carbon Dioxide which the trees need to make oxygen. Once the trees make the oxygen again the cycle starts over.
Phosphorous Cycle
Deer are the animals in this cycle. After they eat the food. Once they die the phosphate is released into the ground after they are decomposed. Once the phosphate is in the soil it is free to leak into the water ways. Once this happens the phosphate can start to settle and make new rocks or mountains as seen in the distance.
Sulfur Cycle
Sulfur helps the plants grow. Sulfur is what manure is from cows. The cows and other animals such as deer eat the plants which con tain sulfur and then turn it into waste products. The products go into the ground and turn back into minerals which then seeps into the roots of the plants. This why deer are so important. The bigger the animal the more waste it will produce making more nutrients for the plants.
Water Cycle
In this cycle the deer drinks the water therefore putting the water inside of it. The water water is then released through the skin or through waste products. After this step it goes back into the cycle to give to other animals.
All of these different cycles we have learned about in class through the cycles project.