Biogeochemical Cycles

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How do animals get nitrogen?

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eating other organisms

Front

Organisms require nitrogen to make which of the following?

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proteins and nucleic acids

Front

Identify the cycle pictured: The Water cycle, The Carbon cycle, The Nitrogen cycle, The Phosphorus cycle

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The Nitrogen cycle

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This process is responsible for most environmental problems of excess nitrogen and phosphorus entering streams, lakes and oceans.

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agriculture and house hold runoff

Front

Where is carbon stored in the environment?

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

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

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runoff

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

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bacteria

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What is the largest reservoir for water?

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the ocean

Front

What is the largest reservoir for nitrogen? Options: the ocean, rocks and minerals, the atmosphere, bacteria

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the atmosphere

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Carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere by: Burning fossil fuels, Cellular respiration, Decomposing organic matter.

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All answers are correct