AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Biogeochemical cycles important to living organisms include the water, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur cycles.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is a Biogeochemical Cycle? “Biogeochemical cycles mainly refer to the movement of nutrients and other elements between biotic and abiotic factors.” The term biogeochemical is derived from “bio” meaning biosphere, “geo” meaning the geological components and “chemical” meaning the elements that move through a cycle.

Detailed explanation-3: -A biogeochemical cycle (or more generally a cycle of matter) is the pathway by which a chemical substance cycles (is turned over or moves through) the biotic and the abiotic compartments of Earth. The biotic compartment is the biosphere and the abiotic compartments are the atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere.