The Emergence Machine

Nutrient Cycle

physical · Biology · Level 6 · E7

E7Ecosystems

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

A nutrient cycle is the organized arrangement of life and matter that work together over time, where particles occupy space and interact with energy, exhibiting patterns that govern its transformations and binding, and shape or arrangement that matter takes, as the particles that make up matter interact and transform in space, driven by energy and resulting in a predictable and repeatable pattern of transformation.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “nutrient cycle” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
nutrient cycle
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0Nutrient CycleAnimalOrganismCellSystemFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesBiogeochemical C…L7Nutrient CycleL6MatterL1SystemL3AnimalL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Matter L1 (requires)
    matter is a fundamental prereq for nutrient-cycle as it involves life and matter
  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    Understanding system is essential for grasping nutrient cycle
  • Animal L5 (requires) Biology sense
    This is a specific animal; understanding what an animal is comes first

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