Carbon and Nitrogen cycle

Which of the following add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

• volcanoes
• combustion of fossil fuels
• animal and plant respiration
• all of these

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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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How much of the atmosphere is composed of nitrogen gas?

• 87%
• 38%
• 78%
• 21%

How nitrogen is "fixed" into useable form for plants

• only through action of bacteria
• only through lightning
• through action of bacteria & lightning
• through photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Nitrogen fixing bacteria, lives in nodules on the root of a plant called

• Broccoli
• Legumes
• Beats
• Carrots

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What are two ways that CO2 is released into the atmosphere?

• Vacuuming and dusting.

• Combustion and decomposition.

• Swimming and decomposition.

• None of the above.

Nitrogen is essential for building _____________________.

• Fats

• Mountains

• High rise buildings

• Proteins

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If the plant population decreased, the amount of carbon in the atmosphere would _________.

• Stay the same

• Increase

• Decrease

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Plants and animals cannot use nitrogen directly from the air.

• True

• False

_____ is the conversion of organic nitrogen into ammonia

• Nitrogen Fixation
• Ammonification
• Denitrification
• Assimilation