Nitrogen Cycle Quiz FINAL

What % of the air is made of nitrogen?

• 21%

• 52%

• 61%

• 78%

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This can transform nitrogen in the atmosphere into a usable form of nitrogen

• rain

• ice

• lightning

• sun

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What is the role of denitrifying bacteria

• change nitrate back into nitrogen gas

• change nitrogen gas into nitrate

• absorb carbon dioxide in the soil

• release oxygen gas into the atmosphere

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What is the role of decomposing bacteria in the nitrogen cycle?

• change Nitrogen gas into Nitrate

• Return the nitrogen compounds to the soil

• Turn nitrogen into water

• Turn nitrate into nitrogen gas

Round structures on the roots of certain plants

• lichens

• commensals

• cataracts

• nodules

Burning fossil fuels releases this into the air

• nitrous oxide

• nitrate

• nitrogen gas (N2)

• methane

What converts nitrogen gas into a usable form for plants and animals?

• bacteria

• rain

• fungi

• car exhaust

Organisms that need nitrogen to survive.

• only plants

• only animals

• only bacteria

• all living things

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The process in which nitrogen circulates and is recycled is called

• The nitrogen cycle

• The carbon cycle

• The water cycle

• The phosphorus cycle

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How is nitrogen "fixed" into a usable form for plants?

• Through action of bacteria only

• Through lightning only

• Through action of bacteria and lightning

• Through photosynthesis

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