Ecology 5 Review- Cycles in Nature

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What is the process called when plants give off water vapor?

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Transpiration

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What are the two main gases that make up Earth's atmosphere?

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Nitrogen (78%) and Oxygen (21%)

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Which natural life cycles involve decomposing plant and animal matter?

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Both nitrogen and carbon cycles

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What is the process where bacteria in soil convert nitrogen gas into forms that plants can absorb?

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Nitrogen fixation

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What two products are made by plants during photosynthesis?

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Oxygen and glucose

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What is the cycle called that describes the movement of water through the environment?

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Water cycle

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What is the term for the process of converting carbon dioxide into organic compounds by plants?

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Photosynthesis

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What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is the main source of energy for the water cycle?

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The Sun

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What is the term for the process where water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water?

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Condensation

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