Biogeochemical Cycles

Front

Which is NOT a process of the water cycle? Options: precipitation, freezing, transpiration, evaporation

Back

freezing

Front

The process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ____.

Back

transpiration

Front

Why do living things need nitrogen?

Back

To make proteins AND amino acids

Front

What is the only process that removes carbon from the atmosphere? Options: combustion, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, decomposition

Back

photosynthesis

Front

Where is carbon stored in the environment?

Back

All of the above (Fossil fuels, Wood of trees, Calcium carbonate - shells and bones)

Front

These gases, such as carbon dioxide, trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere causing global warming.

Back

Green House gases

Front

What process could move nitrogen from fertilizer into a local stream?

Back

runoff

Front

What converts nitrogen into a useable form for plants and animals?

Back

bacteria

Front

Which nutrient is not cycled through the atmosphere? Options: carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous, water

Back

phosphorous

Front

What is released by the weathering of rocks? Options: Carbon, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Nitrogen

Back

Phosphorus