biocycles
/ˈbaɪoʊˌsaɪkəlz/
noun
- Natural cycles in which living things and the environment exchange materials, such as the carbon cycle or nitrogen cycle.
- Human activities like burning fossil fuels can disrupt natural biocycles.
- The carbon and nitrogen biocycles are essential for life on Earth.
- Scientists study biocycles to understand how ecosystems stay balanced.
- The cycling of nutrients and energy through living organisms in an ecosystem.
- Decomposers play a key role in biocycles by breaking down dead matter.
- Learning about biocycles helps us see how everything in nature is connected.
- In a forest, biocycles move nutrients from the soil to plants and back again.