Biogeochemical Cycles

The process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ____.

• condensation
• evaporation
• transpiration
• exhaling

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Why do living things need nitrogen?

• To get energy
• To make amino acids
• To make proteins
• To make proteins AND amino acids

What are the swellings found on the roots of legumes called?

• noodles
• nodularisms
• nodules
• tubers

Where are denitrifying bacteria found?

• In the soil
• Root nodules
• In dead things
• In the atmosphere

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What happens during the process of nitrogen-fixation?

• Nitrogen compounds turn into free nitrogen
• Free nitrogen turns into nitrogen compounds

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What happens during the process of denitrification?

• Nitrogen compounds turn into free nitrogen
• Free nitrogen turns into nitrogen compounds

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What is the only process that removes carbon from the atmosphere?

• combustion
• cellular respiration
• photosynthesis
• decomposition

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Where is carbon stored in the environment?

• Fossil fuels
• Wood of trees
• Calcium carbonate (shells and bones)
• All of the above

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What 2 things does a plant make during photosynthesis?

• oxygen, glucose
• glucose, carbon dioxide
• useable energy, glucose
• oxygen, carbon dioxide

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What 3 things are made during cellular respiration?

• useable energy, water, glucose
• glucose, water, carbon dioxide
• oxygen, carbon dioxide, glucose
• carbon dioxide, water, useable energy

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