Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles

Which of the following contains nitrogen?

• protein and nucleic acid

• carbohydrate and lipid

• carbohydrate and protein

• protein and lipid

How do plants get the nitrogen they need?

• from the air
• from the soil or water in which they live
• from the Sun
• from broken-down rocks

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What converts some atmospheric nitrogen into nitrates that organisms can use?

• Sun
• Rain
• Thunder
• Lighting

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Animals obtain the nitrogen they need directly from the

• soil in their habitat
• air they breathe
• plants they eat
• bacteria living within them

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A particular golf course is using large amounts of nitrogen fertilizer. What process could move this nitrogen into a local stream?

• volatilization
• nitrogen fixation
• runoff
• ammonification

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Plants and animals cannot use nitrogen directly from the air.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What converts nitrogen into a useable form for plants and animals?

• bacteria
• fungi
• rain

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

After plants and animals contain nitrogen, what puts it back into atmosphere and soil?

• decomposition
• precipitation
• condensation
• bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which one of these does not add CO2 to the atmosphere?

• cooking with gas
• planting trees
• burning wood
• riding in a bus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What does not produce carbon dioxide?

• Photosynthesis
• Burning Fossil Fuels
• Animal respiration
• Plants decaying

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6