Carbon/Nitrogen Cycle

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

• bacteria

• rain

• fungi

• car exhaust

Organisms that need nitrogen to survive.

• only plants

• only animals

• only bacteria

• all living things

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

How is nitrogen "fixed" into a usable form for plants?

• Through action of bacteria only

• Through lightning only

• Through action of bacteria and lightning

• Through photosynthesis

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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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is the formula for atmospheric nitrogen?

• N

• N₂

• NH₃

• NO₃

Plants and animals cannot use nitrogen directly from the air.

• True

• False

In the nitrogen cycle, what does label A in the diagram represent?

• Gas

• Clouds

• Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

• Nitrogen in the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is happening at 1?

• respiration: releasing CO₂
• decomposing CO₂ in the soil
• photosynthesis: absorbing CO₂
• turning CO₂ from the atmosphere into organic molecules

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What process removes carbon from the atmosphere?

• transpiration

• cellular respiration

• photosynthesis

• deforestation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which describes the relationship between plants and animals in the carbon cycle?

• Plants produce and release oxygen that animals need

• Plants produce and release carbon dioxide that animals need

• Animals produce and release oxygen that plants need

• Animals produce oxygen that plants turn into carbon dioxide