Quiz 3.4 Cycles of Matter

Water vapor is the _______ form of water.

• solid
• liquid
• gaseous

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The process by which water evaporates from plants through the pores in their leaves is called...

• transpiration

• precipitation

• runoff

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

• bacteria

• paramecium

• fungi

How do animals get the nitrogen they need?

• From the air they breathe

• From the water they drink

• From the food they eat

• From the sun

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The process of converting nitrogen gas in the air into nitrates in the soil is known as:

• Denitrification

• Nitrogen conservation

• Nitrogen fixation

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Plants need to take in what gas in order to complete photosynthesis

• Oxygen
• Nitrogen
• Carbon Dioxide
• Sulfur 

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All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle

• True
• False

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What cycle are fossil fuels part of ?

• carbon

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

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How does matter move through the biosphere?

• Matter flows in one direction through the environment

• Matter is recycled within and between ecosystems

• Matter only cycles in one ecosystem, and cannot move between different ecosystems

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The process in which elements, chemical compounds, and other forms of matter are passed from one organism to another and from one part of the biosphere to another is called:

• biogeochemical cycles

• cellular respiration

• photosynthesis

• Krebs cycle

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