Lorca, Princess Anne H.

BS ENTREP 1-3

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Discuss briefly and give the importance / impact of the following cycle in the environment.

1. Water

Water is one among the foremost important substances on earth. All plants and animals must have
water to survive. If there was no water there would be no life on earth. Water that's allocated and
managed specifically to boost the health of rivers, wetlands and floodplains is thought as water for the
environment. Water for the environment has helped to revive, maintain and improve river and wetland
sites across New South Wales over the past 20 years.

Water releases trigger a surge within the number of insects and micro-organisms within a wetland.
Frogs emerge to feed and become food for waterbirds, fish, turtles and other reptiles.

2. Nitrogen

Nitrogen is found in soils and plants, within the water we drink, and within the air we breathe. it's also
essential to life: a key building block of DNA, which determines our genetics, is crucial to plant
growth, and so necessary for the food we grow. it's primarily absorbed through fine roots as either
ammonium or nitrate. This uptake is stricken by soil type, pH, temperature, soil moisture content, and
time of year. For bearing trees, the goal of the producer should be to attain a correct balance through
fertilization in order that adequate leaf and tree growth occur without compromising fruit production
and quality.

3. Oxygen

Oxygen plays a critical role in respiration, the energy-producing chemistry that drives the metabolisms
of most living things. We humans, together with many other creatures, need oxygen within the air we
breathe to remain alive. Oxygen is generated during photosynthesis by plants and lots of sorts
of microbes. Plants both use oxygen (during respiration) and produce it (via photosynthesis). Oxygen
affects climate because it makes up an outsized fraction of the atmosphere’s mass. Reducing oxygen
levels thins the atmosphere, allowing more sunlight to achieve Earth’s surface.

4. Phosphorous

Phosphorus is an important nutrient for animals and plants. It plays a critical role in cell development
and could be a key component of molecules that store energy, like ATP (adenosine triphosphate), DNA
and lipids (fats and oils). Insufficient phosphorus within the soil may result in a very decreased crop
yield. When an excessive amount of nitrogen and phosphorus enter the environment - usually from a
large range of human activities - the air and water can become polluted. Nutrient pollution has impacted
many streams, rivers, lakes, bays and coastal waters for the past several decades, leading to serious
environmental and human health issues, and impacting the economy.
5. Carbon

A compound found mainly in living things is understood as an chemical compound. Organic

compounds form up the cells and other structures of organisms and do life processes. Carbon is that
the main element in organic compounds, so carbon is crucial to life on Earth. Without carbon, life as we
all know it couldn't exist. Carbon is in greenhouse emission, which may be a greenhouse emission that
works to trap heat near Earth. It helps Earth hold the energy it receives from the Sun so it doesn't all
escape into space.