Matter and Environmental Cycles

Front

What do organisms require nitrogen to make?

Back

Proteins and nucleic acids.

Front

Which process does not remove CO2 from the atmosphere?

Back

Respiration.

Front

How does carbon move from a grass plant to a lion?

Back

The carbon is passed along the food chain.

Front

What property of water is responsible for cohesion and adhesion?

Back

Polarity.

Front

What is the process of water forming clouds called?

Back

Condensation.

Front

What is the main component of proteins?

Back

Amino acids.

Front

What cycle describes the movement of water through the environment?

Back

The water cycle.

Front

What is the role of photosynthesis in the carbon cycle?

Back

It removes CO2 from the atmosphere and produces oxygen.

Front

What is the term for the process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere?

Back

Transpiration.

Front

What is the significance of nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the nitrogen cycle?

Back

They convert atmospheric nitrogen into a form usable by plants.