Nutrient Cycles

Rain, hail, snow are examples of

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following processes does NOT return CO2 into the atmosphere?

• Cellular respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Burning fossil fuels

• Decomposition

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria can be found

• On the leaves of legume plants

• In the fruits of most plants

• In the roots of legume plants

• In the stems of legume plants

Which process involves plants having water leave via pores and move into the atmosphere, possibly drying them out.

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The most important factor in converting nitrogen into usable forms during the nitrogen cycle is...

• Animals

• Plants

• Bacteria

• Fungi

When bacteria convert nitrogen into different usable forms, this is called nitrogen...

• Conversion

• Nitrification

• Conversion

• Fixation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

You can use the nitrogen in the atmosphere

• True

• False

Which is the following form of nitrogen you can use?

• nitrate (NO3)

• carbon dioxide (CO2)

• Atmospheric nitrogen (N2)

• nitrogen monoxide (NO)

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The process by which carbon initially enters living things from the environment is called

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Transpiration

• Absorption

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Animals must obtain carbon by

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Eating

• Drinking