Biogeochemical Cycles

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What organisms found in the soil and roots of plants "fix" nitrogen through the process called nitrogen fixation?

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bacteria

Front

The conversion of nitrogen gas to a form that can be used by plants is called

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nitrogen fixation.

Front

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product? Options: condensation, evaporation, sublimation, transpiration

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transpiration

Front

When water vapor changes into a liquid. This process is what forms clouds.

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Condensation

Front

Process by which animals obtain and digest nutrients by consuming plants or other animals.

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Assimilation

Front

Process that producers use to create glucose from carbon dioxide, water and sunlight.

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Photosynthesis

Front

Carbon is stored in __________ when an organism dies.

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sediment

Front

What is the driving force of the water cycle?

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the sun

Front

When plants and animals die, they are decomposed by bacteria and fungi that consume ___. When this happens, the ___ in their body will either be released into the atmosphere or stored in the ground as fossil fuels.

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Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide

Front

What 2 things does a plant make during photosynthesis?

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oxygen, glucose(sugar)