Cycles of matter review

Animals get the most of the nitrogen they need

• by consuming plants or other animals.
• by breathing in atmospheric nitrogen.
• directly from bacteria in the soil.
• from the process of denitrification.

When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the                       as carbon dioxide.

• Water
• Atmosphere
• Sun
• Air

Combustion is another word for _______________.

• a train
• a bus
• a dog
• burning

What does not produce carbon dioxide?

• Photosynthesis
• Burning Fossil Fuels
• Animal respiration
• Plants decaying

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How do living organisms return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?

• respiration and photosynthesis
•  decomposition and respiration

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In the carbon cycle, producers take in the gas __

• carbon dioxide
• oxygen
• nitrogen
• carbon monoxide

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In what process is Carbon transformed into chemical energy?

• Photosynthesis
• Respiration
• Primary Production
• Secondary Production

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

• True
• False

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How is the burning of fossil fuels related to global warming?

• Magic
• Fuels are hot
• Greenhouse effect
• Photosynthesis

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Over ________________ of years, once-living matter that remains in the ground can transform into fossil fuels.

• millions

• hundreds

• thousands

• a few handful

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