Biogeochemical Cycles Assessment

Multiple Choice

Matter is neither created nor destroyed.

• This is a False statement.

• This is a True statement.

Multiple Select

Biogeochemical cycles are how ___ pass from the physical environment to living organisms.

*(Select ALL that apply!)

• carbon

• water

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

• oxygen

Open Ended

What does "bio" mean?

Multiple Choice

Death and decay contribute to the biogeochemical cycle.

• This is a False statement.

• This is a True statement.

Multiple Choice

In ___ liquid water returns to the atmosphere.

• condensation

• evaporation

• transpiration

Multiple Choice

___ is evaporation from plants.

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

Multiple Choice

Water transforming from a vapor to a liquid is

• condensation.

• evaporation.

• transpiration.

Multiple Select

Where is carbon found?

*(Select ALL that apply)

• atmosphere

• living tissue

• rocks

• atmosphere

Fill in the Blanks

Bacteria in the soil are very important because they can use atmospheric nitrogen and

it into compounds usable by other living organisms.

Multiple Select

Phosphorus is necessary to build ___ molecules.

*(Select ALL that apply)

• DNA

• RNA

• HOH

• HCL

Multiple Choice

Phosphorus ___ enter the atmosphere.

• Does

• Does not

Multiple Choice

Sometimes an ecosystem is limited by a single nutrient that is very scarce or cycles slowly. This is called a ____ nutrient.

• abundant

• limiting