Nutrient cycles

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What are the four most important materials needed by living organisms?

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water, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous

Front

This is essential to living organisms, it is found in nucleic acid and amino acids (proteins).

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Nitrogen

Front

The conversion of ammonium to nitrate is called what?

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nitrification

Front

The conversion of nitrate to nitrogen gas is called what?

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denitrification

Front

What is it called when water vapor cools and changes into a liquid? Options: condensation, respiration, precipitation, evaporation

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condensation

Front

The three steps of the water cycle include: condensation, precipitation, filtration, irrigation, evaporation.

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precipitation, condensation, evaporation

Front

Which of these is the greatest cause of harmful levels of carbon in the atmosphere? Options: respiration, combustion, photosynthesis, decomposition

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combustion

Front

What cycle is shown in the diagram?

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The Water Cycle

Front

Why do plants and animals need nitrogen?

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To produce proteins

Front

_________ is water clumping around dust particles to form clouds in the water cycle.

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condensation