APES 1.4 - 1.7 Biogeochemical Cycle Practice Questions

Which of the following does not produce carbon dioxide?

• Photosynthesis

• Burning Fossil Fuels

• Animal respiration

• Plants decaying

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Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?

• Combustion
• Respiration
• Photosynthesis
• Death

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What is the effect of deforestation on the carbon cycle?

• Increase in the amount of CO₂ in the atmosphere

• Decrease in the amount of CO₂ in the atmosphere

• Increase in the amount of photosynthesis

• Deforestation has no impact on the carbon cycle

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Which one of these does not add CO₂ to the atmosphere?

• cooking with gas

• planting trees

• burning wood

• riding in a bus

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The largest reservoir of nitrogen is the:

• Oceans

• Rivers

• Rock, Lithosphere, & Land

• Atmosphere

Nitrogen is added to the atmosphere by:

• Denitrification

• Fixation

• Nitrification

• Ammonification

Nitrogen is removed from the atmosphere by:

• Denitrification

• Fixation

• Nitrification

• Ammonification

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Nitrogen can move from abiotic components of a biome, into biotic components of a biome after:

• Reduction

• Nitrification

• Denitrification

• Fixation

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Which of the following is NOT a way water moves from the land to the air?

• transpiration

• respiration

• evaporation

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

If groundwater reaches earth's surface, how does it reenter the water cycle in the atmosphere?

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Accumulation

• Precipitation

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