Biogeochemical Cycles

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

• combustion
• cellular respiration
• photosynthesis
• decomposition

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This is released by the weathering/erosion of rocks.

• Carbon

• Oxygen

• Phosphorus

• Nitrogen

Identify the cycle pictured.

• The Water cycle
• The Carbon cycle
• The Nitrogen cycle
• The Phosphorus cycle

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Identify the cycle pictured.

• The Water cycle
• The Carbon cycle
• The Nitrogen cycle
• The Phosphorus cycle.

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How do animals get nitrogen?

• the atmosphere 
• eating other organisms
• rainwater
• lightning 

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Which of the following is NOT one of the 6 key elements for living things.

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

• Carbon

• Sodium

• Nitrogen

Which cycle DOESN'T have an atmosphere component (part)?

• carbon

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

• water

What is the process of rain, snow, or hail falling from the sky?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

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When nitrogen gas is turned in to a form that plants and animals can use is called 

• Combustion
• Photosynthesis
• Decomposition
• Nitrogen Fixation

How does carbon in a grass plant get into a lion?

• The lion eats the grass

• Carbon from grass doesn't end up in a lion.

• The carbon ends up in the animals the lion eats.

• The lion breathes in carbon given out by the plant

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