Ecology/ Nutrient Cycling Exam

_____ brings phosphorous into our waterways. .

• Precipitation

• Runoff

• Transpiration

• Condensation

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What role do decomposers play in the phosphorous cycle?

• absorb phosphorous 
• release phosphorous into atmosphere
• return phosphorous into the soil
• combustion

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Too much phosphorus in waterways (rivers, lakes) can lead to___________.

• eutrophication

• nothing

• decreased pH levels

• diseases

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The major sink for phosphorus is

• sedimentary rock

• atmospheric gases

• seawater

• plants

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This is released by the weathering of rocks.

• Carbon
• Oxygen
• Phosphorus
• Nitrogen

In general, algal blooms occur when

• toxins accumulate in shellfish.

• nutrients decrease in the water.

• nutrients increase in the water.

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Which is a Human impact on the carbon cycle?

• decreasing atmospheric carbon through fossil fuel combustion

• lightning causing forest fires increasing atmospheric carbon

• harvesting timber (deforestation)

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Which process is a significant part of the carbon cycle?

• erosion

• evaporation

• transpiration

• photosynthesis

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How does deforestation (cutting down trees) affect the carbon cycle?

• increase level of oxygen

• increase level of carbon dioxide

• increase level of oxygen and carbon dioxide

• it does not affect the carbon cycle

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Nitrogen stays in the same form throughout its whole biogeochemical cycle

• TRUE

• FALSE

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