Biogeochemical Cycles HBIO 2019

Which 2 biogeochemical cycles depend directly on photosynthesis?

• the hydrologic cycle and the oxygen cycle

• the carbon cycle and the phosphorous cycle

• the nitrogen cycle and the phosphorous cycle

• the oxygen cycle and carbon cycle

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Which of the biogeochemical cycles contains fossil fuels as a long term storage site?

• oxygen

• carbon

• nitrogen

• phosphorous

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Which of the following statements BEST describes nitrogen fixation?

• bacteria change ammonia into nitrate

• bacteria grow on nodules of plant roots

• bacteria absorbs ammonia and release ammonium

• bacteria convert gaseous nitrogen into ammonia

Where does most of the phosphorous cycle take place?

• in the atmosphere

• at and below ground level

• on fungi near plant roots

• in the ocean

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Plants ONLY part in the carbon cycle is releasing carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere?

• True

• False

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These organisms are responsible for taking usable nitrogen and returning elemental nitrogen (or nitrogen gas) back to the atmosphere?

• nitrogen-fixing bacteria

• nitrofying bacteria

• denitrofying bacteria

• nodules of plant roots

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Which of the following is NOT a part of the hydrologic cycle?

• transpiration

• condensation

• infiltration

• decomposition

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Which 2 processes in the carbon cycle are also parts of the oxygen cycle?

• combustion and respiration

• photosynthesis and decompostion

• combustion and decompostion

• photosynthesis and respiration

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Living things are formed from carbon-containing molecules, so the carbon cycle is the only biogeochemical cycle that really affects humans.

• True

• False

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One of the nutrient cycles moves from an atmospheric gaseous form to the soil through both abiotic and biotic processes, moves through the food web, then is returned to the soil or to the atmosphere. Which cycle fits this description?

• carbon

• nitrogen

• phosphorous

• water

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