Biogeochemical Cycles

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Evaporation of water from plants

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Transpiration

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The Phosphorus cycle is important because phosphorus is contained in: sugars, DNA, proteins, starches.

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DNA

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How do animals get the carbon they need?

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Ingestion of plants and animals

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In the carbon cycle, the only process that removes CO2 from the atmosphere is: combustion, cellular respiration, decomposition, photosynthesis

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photosynthesis

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The main way nitrogen is removed from the atmosphere and changed into a form plants can use is

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Nitrogen Fixation

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Each process in the nitrogen cycle is carried out by: bacteria, mice, cows, plants

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bacteria

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Ammonification is the process by which decomposers convert wastes and dead organisms into ____. Options: ammonium NH₄⁺, Nitrate NO₃^-, Nitrite NO₂^-, nitrogen gas N₂

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ammonium NH₄⁺

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Denitrification is the process by which bacteria

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Return nitrogen gas to the air (N₂)

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Can plants take in Nitrogen directly from the air?

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FALSE

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Relationship between legumes and bacteria in root nodules.

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mutualism