Biogeochemical Cycles Quiz

How does carbon dioxide return to the atmosphere?

• Photosynthesis

• Combustion and Cellular Respiration

• Consumption

• Decomposition

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Which one of these is not considered a biological process?

• Nitrogen Fixation by bacteria

• Consumption by animals

• Elimination of Waste by animals

• Erosion

Which one of these is not a way that carbon cycles?

• Transpiration

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular Respiration

• Burning Fossil Fuels

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What is the main thing that carries out Nitrogen Fixation?

• Lightning

• Bacteria

• Plants

• Humans

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What part of the water cycle needs a living organism to occur?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

How does a non-human living organism affect the water cycle? (short answer/fill in the blank)

• Trees allow transpiration

• Animals drink it

• All of the above

• Hills can cause runoff

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How do non-human living things affect the carbon cycle (fill in the blank/short answer)

• animals do cellular respiration

• plants do photosynthesis

• Fires release carbon into the atmosphere

• All of the above

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How do non-human living things participate in the nitrogen cycle? (fill in the blank/short answer)

• Bacteria decompose organic matter (decomposition)

• animals move nitrogen during consumption

• Bacteria convert waste into ammonia (ammonification)

• All of the above

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Describe how human's negatively impact the water cycle (short answer- need detail)

• Pollution

• Deforestation

• Building on and paving areas

• All of the above

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Describe how humans negatively impact the Carbon Cycle (short answer- need detail)

• Cutting down trees

• Eating plants

• Combustion (putting CO2 into the atmosphere)

• Cellular Respiration

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