Cycles of matter in Ecosystem

Water evaporating from leaves of a plant and returning to the atmosphere is called

• respiration

• transpiration

• evaporation

• precipitation

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All living things use energy and release gas as a waste product. Which cycle explains the circulation of these gases?

• water cycle

• oxygen-carbon cycle

• nitrogen cycle

• decomposer cycle

Which cycle is a continuous circulation between the soil, organisms, and air?

• Water cycle

• oxygen-carbon cycle

• Nitrogen cycle

• Decomposer cycle

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Which part of the water cycle changes a liquid to a gas in the from of water vapor?

• Condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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Which part of the water cycle changes gas to a liquid by condensing water vapor?

• condensation

• evaporation

• transpiration

• precipitation

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How do animals get nitrogen that is stored in soil?

• Animals do not use the nitrogen in the soil

• bacteria changes the nitrogen into a gas and the animals breathe it in

• nitrogen is taken in by plants and animals eat the plants

• Animals eat the soil to get the nitrogen

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What is the first step in the water cycle when water leaves a lake?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

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What is the second step of the water cycle?

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

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What is the third step of the water cycle?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

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How do animals interact with the oxygen-carbon cycle?

• animals breathe in oxygen and release carbon dioxide as waste

• they do not interact

• animals breathe in carbon dioxide and release oxygen as waste

• animals breathe in oxygen and release nitrogen as waste

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