Biogeochemical Cycles

Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?

• Combustion
• Respiration
• Photosynthesis
• Death

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Which describes the relationship between plants and animals in the carbon cycle?

• Plants produce and release oxygen that animals need

• Plants produce and release carbon dioxide that animals need

• Animals produce and release oxygen that plants need

• Animals produce oxygen that plants turn into carbon dioxide

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In what process is Carbon transformed into chemical energy?

• Photosynthesis
• Respiration
• Primary Production
• Secondary Production

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What is happening at 1?

• respiration: releasing CO2
• decomposing CO2 in the soil
• photosynthesis: absorbing CO2
• turning CO2 from the atmosphere into organic molecules

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Identify the cycle pictured.

• The Water cycle
• The Carbon cycle
• The Nitrogen cycle
• The Phosphorus cycle

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What process is part of the hydrological (water) cycle?

• transpiration

• nitrification

• combustion

• sedimentation

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If the process of evaporation was unable to occur on Earth, what would we expect to happen?

• An increase in ocean levels and an increase in precipitation
• An increase in ocean levels and an decrease in precipitation
• An decrease in ocean levels and an increase in precipitation
• An decrease in ocean levels and an decrease in precipitation

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Coal, natural gas, and oil are examples of _________

• the carbon cycle

• products of photosynthesis

• good fuels for barbecues

• fossil fuels

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Carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere by

• Burning fossil fuels 
• Cellular respiration
• Decomposing organic matter
• All answers are correct

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Which of the following is true of carbon as it cycles in nature?

• Carbon dioxide is released during photosynthesis

• Carbon compounds rarely exist in the gaseous state

• Carbons sinks include forests and oceans

• The carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere is reduce by cutting trees

• Carbon is concentrated in igneous rocks

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