Biogeochemical cycles review

The repeated movement of water between Earth’s surface and the atmosphere is called

• the water cycle.
• the condensation cycle.
• precipitation.
• evaporation.

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What is happening to water at D in Figure 3–3?

• Water is falling to the ground as precipitation.

• Water is evaporating from the ocean.

• Water is being taken up by plants through transpiration.

• Water is seeping into the ground to become groundwater.

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Which part of Figure 3–3 shows transpiration?

• A on the left

• B on the left

• A on the right

• B on the right

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Carbon cycles through the biosphere in all of the following processes EXCEPT

• photosynthesis.
• transpiration.
• decomposition of plants and animals.
• burning of fossil fuels.

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Which part of the water cycle is a biological process?

• transpiration
• runoff
• precipitation
• condensation

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Nitrogen fixation is carried out primarily by

• humans.
• plants.
• bacteria.
• consumers.

Animals get the most of the nitrogen they need

• by consuming plants or other animals.
• by breathing in atmospheric nitrogen.
• directly from bacteria in the soil.
• from the process of denitrification.

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Organisms need nutrients in order to

• utilize hydrogen and oxygen.
• carry out essential life functions.
• recycle chemical compounds.
• carry out nitrogen fixation.

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Which of the following is true about phosphorus?

• Phosphorus is found primarily in the atmosphere.
• Phosphorus is an important component of RNA and DNA.
• Phosphorus can be “fixed” by lightning.
• Phosphorus is released into the air when animals exhale carbon dioxide.

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What goes in Box 4 in Figure 3–7?

• Atmospheric carbon dioxide

• Carbon containing rocks

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

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