Biogeochemical Cycles

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• transpiration
• exhaling

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

• hydrogen
• oxygen
• helium
• nitrogen

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

• noodles
• nodularisms
• nodules
• tubers

Where are nitrogen-fixing bacteria found?

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

What happens during the process of nitrogen-fixation?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What happens during the process of denitrification?

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

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NGSS.HS-LS2-3

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

• combustion
• cellular respiration
• photosynthesis
• decomposition

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

These gases, such as carbon dioxide, trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere causing global warming

• Global warming gases
• Hot House gases
• Green House gases
• Thermal pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which of the following is known as the "sedimentary" cycle because its reservoir is sedimentary rock?

• Sulfur cycle
• Nitrogen cycle
• Phosphorus cycle
• Carbon cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Phosphorous is needed in organisms for the production of

• ADP and ATP.
• Cellular membranes.
• Deoxyribonucleic and ribonucleic acids.
• All of the answers are correct