Cycle of Matter

Biogeochemical cycles: how water, carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus pass from ________.

• the physical environment to non-living organisms.

• the physical environment to living organisms.

• the chemical environment to living organisms.

• the chemical environment to non- living organisms.

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In order for these materials to be recycled, they must ________ ________ and transform!

• Change Carbons

• Change Molecules

• Change States

• Change Chemicals

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Death and decay also contribute to the biogeochemical cycles. As animals and plants die, bacteria and other decomposers ____________________________, which can be absorbed by plants and then passed on to animals.

• Break them down into fresh elements

• Break them down into more bacteria

• Break them down into new elements

• Break them down into raw elements

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Evaporation and transpiration occur during the daytime when the sun _____ up the atmosphere.

• soaks

• vaporizes

• heats

• dries

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Once the water is returned to the earth, some of it is absorbed by plants through their roots. Other water continues to seep into the soil to become ground water in a process known as ____________.

• percolation

• runoff

• precipitation

• condensation

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Combustion is when carbon returns to the atmosphere through combustion or burning of ________.

• CO2

• Oxygen

• fossil fuels

• greenhouse gas

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Organisms need nitrogen to build ______ and nucleic acids.

• neurons

• bacteria

• atoms

• proteins

Production of ammonia by bacteria during the decay of organic matter.

• Ammonification

• Nitrogen Fixation

• Assimilation

• Nitrification

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Denitrification- conversion of nitrate to _______ gas, which is released back into the atmosphere.

• Calcium Carbonate

• Carbon

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

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