Nutrient Cycles, Food webs, and Human Impact Quizizz

Organisms that break down dead plants & animals and release nitrogen back into atmosphere...

• bacteria
• plants
• animals
• producers

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After plants and animals contain nitrogen, what puts it back into atmosphere and soil?

• decomposition
• precipitation
• condensation
• assimilation

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The process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ____.

• condensation
• evaporation
• transpiration
• exhaling

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What is the only process that removes carbon from the atmosphere?

• combustion
• cellular respiration
• photosynthesis
• decomposition

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Living organisms need Nitrogen to make which of the following?

• Carbs and Lipids

• Proteins and Nucleic Acids

• Carbs and Proteins

• Lipids and Nucleic Acids

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How can Nitrogen gas (N₂) be fixed into a usable form for plants?

• Through the action of bacteria only

• Through lightning only

• Through the action of bacteria and lightning

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What do legumes have on their roots?

• nodules full of nitrogen fixing bacteria

• nodules full of seeds

• nodules full of carbon dioxide

• nodules full of trace gases

How do animals and humans get their nitrogen that they need?

• They use their lungs to breathe it out of the air

• They have to eat plants to get it

• They absorb it from the soil

• They get it by eating the soil bacteria

Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?

• water
• nutrients
• air
• fossil fuels

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What process occurs when coal (fossil fuel) is used for energy?

• Decomposition
• Combustion
• Pressurization 
• Respiration 

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