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Geobiology & Biogeochemistry

Geobiology & Biogeochemistry. Chapter 11. Biogeochemical Terms. Stromatolites Bacteria Archaea Eukaryota Phosphorus Cycle Sulfur Cycle Carbon Cycle Nitrogen Cycle. Tree of Life. Archaea. Archaea (ancient ones)

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Geobiology & Biogeochemistry

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  1. Geobiology & Biogeochemistry Chapter 11

  2. Biogeochemical Terms • Stromatolites • Bacteria • Archaea • Eukaryota • Phosphorus Cycle • Sulfur Cycle • Carbon Cycle • Nitrogen Cycle

  3. Tree of Life

  4. Archaea • Archaea (ancient ones) • Archaea, like bacteria, are prokaryote micro-organisms that lack a membrane-bound organelle such as a nucleus. • They were discovered in extreme environments and defined on RNA phylogentics.

  5. Bacteria • Bacteria are micro-organisms that lack a membrane-bound nucleus. • There are 10 times as many bacterial cells in your body as human cells. • Bacteria are ubiquitous in all terrestrial environments from high atmosphere to several km underground

  6. Eukarya • Eukaryotes are organisms with a cytoskeleton and cell nuclei . • Eukaryotes include: • Animals • Plants • Fungi • Diatoms & dinoflagellates

  7. Your Family Tree Based on RNA phylogenetics

  8. The end-Cretaceous extinction included the demise of dinosaurs. 800 429 Ma Mass extinction End-Permian mass extinction 364 Ma Mass extinction 600 Diversity of organisms 400 End-Cretaceous mass extinction Cambrian radiation 200 208 Ma Mass extinction 0 600 400 200 0 Age (Ma)

  9. Stromatolites

  10. Stromatolites

  11. Stromatolites

  12. Stromatolites • Stromatolitesare bacterial mats that precipitate calcite from seawater. • These carbonates are preserved directly as fossils. • Earliest stromatolites are 3.5 Gy • These are the earliest true fossils on Earth

  13. Biogeochemical Cycles • Some biogeochemical cycles may leave distinctive isotopic signatures that permit them to be identified in very ancient rocks.

  14. Biogeochemical Cycles • Phosphorus P5+ (no oxidation) • Sulfur S2-, S6+ • Carbon C0, C4+ (CO2, CH4) • Nitrogen: N3-,N0, N2+, N5+ • ‘Reduction’ means decrease in valence. • ‘Oxidation’ means increase in valence. • Reduction / oxidation (redox) reactions provide energy for biology.

  15. THE PHOSPHORUS CYCLE Wind and rain erode phosphorus-rich rocks. Tectonic processes uplift rock to the surface. Plants use phosphorus from soil. Animals eat plants. Runoff carries sediment to rivers, lakes, and oceans. Runoff of phosphate-bearing compounds in fertilizers. Decomposers return phosphorus to soil. Sediment accumulates to form phosphate-rich sedimentary rocks. Phosphorus leaches from the soil into water.

  16. Phosphorus Cycle:(your teeth and bones) • Ca5(PO4)3(OH) Apatite in rocks • H(PO4)- in soils • Phosphorus is essential for plant growth. • P is a limiting nutrient in oceans • P in runoff causes algal blooms and eutrophication (oxygen depletion in water)

  17. Sulfur Cycle • S2- (sulfide) to S6+O3 • S6+O3 + H2O =H2SO4 • S6+ reduced to S2- • Acid mine drainage • Eutrophication removes S • Operates by oxidation/reduction • Sulfur isotopes fractionated • Ancient biological activity may leave isotopic signature.

  18. Carbon Cycle • Photosynthesis (reduction of atmospheric CO2) • CO2 (atmosphere) = C + O2 • Carbon traps • CH4 (methane) • Organic hydrocarbons • Wood, Coal, gas, petroleum • Ocean & biogenic calcite • Magnesite (MgCO3)

  19. Carbon Cycle • Photosynthesis (reduction of atmospheric CO2) • CO2 (atmosphere) = C + O2 • Atmosphere is ~390 ppm CO2 • We do not know where all the CO2 is going. • 2/3 of total emission is removed • 1/3 of total accumulates in atmosphere • Very active area of research.

  20. Carbon Cycle • How much increase in 50 years? • 395-315 = 80 ppm • 80 / 315 = ~ 25% in 50 years • What are you going to do?

  21. Nitrogen Cycle • N3-H4+, N20, NO2-, NO3- • N2 (atmosphere) • NH4+ (ammonia) in soils • NH4+ can also be in minerals • Nitrogen isotopes fractionated • Ancient biological activity may leave N isotopic signature. • 14N (99.7%); 15N (0.3%)

  22. Sediment accumulates to form phosphate-rich sedimentary rocks.

  23. Nitrogen Cycle • Haber Process (1914) • CH4 (methane) + H2O = CO + 3H2 • N2 + 3H2 = 2 NH3 • Sustains about 1/3 human population • Can also be used for explosives

  24. Clicker Question • Which of the major divisions of life-forms on Earth has membrane-divided organelles and a cytoskeleton? • A. Bacteria • B. Archaea • C. Eukarya • D. Viruses • E. They all do

  25. Clicker Question • Which of the major divisions of life-forms on Earth has membrane-divided organelles and a cytoskeleton? • A. Bacteria • B. Archaea • C. Eukarya • D. Viruses • E. They all do

  26. Clicker Question • Which of the major divisions of life-forms on Earth includes both multi-celled plants and animals? • A. Bacteria • B. Archaea • C. Eukarya • D. Viruses • E. They all do

  27. Clicker Question • Which of the major divisions of life-forms on Earth includes both multi-celled plants and animals? • A. Bacteria • B. Archaea • C. Eukarya • D. Viruses • E. They all do

  28. Clicker Question • Which of the major bio-geochemical cycles (S, C, P, N) does not involve oxidation-reduction. • A. Sulfur • B. Carbon • C. Nitrogen • D. Phosphorus • E. They all do

  29. Clicker Question • Which of the major bio-geochemical cycles (S, C, P, N) does not involve oxidation-reduction. • A. Sulfur • B. Carbon • C. Nitrogen • D. Phosphorus • E. They all do

  30. Clicker Question • The oldest true fossils on Earth are stromatolites. The oldest of these are about: • A. 6000 years • B. 550 million years • C. 2000 million years • D. 3500 million years • E. 4550 million years

  31. Clicker Question • The oldest true fossils on Earth are stromatolites. The oldest of these are about: • A. 6000 years • B. 550 million years • C. 2000 million years • D. 3500 million years • E. 4550 million years

  32. Tree of Life based on phylogenetics (Biochemistry)

  33. Biogeochemical Terms • Stromatolites • Bacteria • Archaea • Eukarya • Phosphorus Cycle • Sulfur Cycle • Carbon Cycle • Nitrogen Cycle

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