Biogeochemical Cycles Flashcard

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How does carbon dioxide return to the atmosphere?

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Combustion and Cellular Respiration

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Which one of these is not considered a biological process? Nitrogen Fixation by bacteria, Consumption by animals, Elimination of Waste by animals, Erosion

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Erosion

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Which one of these is not a way that carbon cycles? Options: Transpiration, Photosynthesis, Cellular Respiration, Burning Fossil Fuels

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Transpiration

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What is the main thing that carries out Nitrogen Fixation?

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Bacteria

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What part of the water cycle needs a living organism to occur?

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Transpiration

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How does a non-human living organism affect the water cycle?

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All of the above

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How do non-human living things affect the carbon cycle?

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All of the above: animals do cellular respiration, plants do photosynthesis, and fires release carbon into the atmosphere.

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How do non-human living things participate in the nitrogen cycle?

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Bacteria decompose organic matter (decomposition), animals move nitrogen during consumption, Bacteria convert waste into ammonia (ammonification)

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How do humans negatively impact the water cycle?

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Pollution, Deforestation, Building on and paving areas

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How do humans negatively impact the Carbon Cycle?

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Combustion (putting CO2 into the atmosphere)