Matter cycles

Matter cycles

By Bingxue Wang

Multiple Select

Which biomolecules are made of Nitrogen? More than one correct answer.

• Lipid

• Protein

• carbohydrate

• DNA

Multiple Choice

Which biomolecule is made of phosphorus?

• Lipid

• Protein

• carbohydrate

• DNA

Multiple Choice

How does matter move among the living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem?

• matter is recycled within and between ecosystems
• one-way flow of energy
• two-way flow of energy only
• three-way flow of energy only

Multiple Choice

The water cycle, in which water moves from the atmosphere, to the surface, below ground, and back, is also called the

• biogeochemical cycle.

• oxygen cycle.

• hydrologic cycle.

• nitrogen cycle.

Multiple Choice

What do plants need to go through photosynthesis?

• Water, light, soil
• Water, CO2, light
• Water, Oxygen, light
• Light, soil, carbon dioxide

Multiple Choice

What is our role in the carbon cycle? 

• We are made of carbon. 
• We release it into the atmosphere when we breathe. 
• We release it into the atmosphere when using fossil fuels. 
• All of the above. 

Multiple Select

Which biogeochemical cycles depend directly on photosynthesis?

• Water cycle

• Carbon cycle

• Oxygen cycle

• Nitrogen cycle

• Phosphorous cycle

Multiple Choice

Fossil fuels are part of which of the following cycles?

• C

• O

• N

• P

• H₂O

Multiple Choice

What happens during the process of nitrogen fixation?

• Bacteria change ammonium into nitrate.

• Bacteria grow on nodules on plant roots.

• Bacteria absorb ammonia and excrete ammonium.

• Bacteria convert gaseous nitrogen into ammonia.

Multiple Choice

Where does most of the phosphorus cycle take place?

• in the atmosphere

• at and below ground level

• on fungi near plant roots

• close to rocky terrain

Multiple Choice

Which cycle is this?

• Carbon
• Nitrogen
• Phosphorus
• Water

Multiple Choice

What is B?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

Multiple Choice

What is A?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

Multiple Choice

Which cycle is this?

• Carbon
• Nitrogen
• Phosphorus
• Water

Multiple Choice

Which numbered box represents a form of nitrogen that can’t be utilized by plants?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

What process releases carbon based molecules into the atmosphere?

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Evaporation

• Rock Cycle