Nutrient Cycles Review

What process of the carbon cycle is taking place in the picture?

• decomposition

• combustion

• photosynthesis

• respiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What process in the nitrogen cycle moves nitrogen from one consumer to the next in the food chain?

• denitrification

• ammonification

• nitrification

• assimilation

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Which description matches the denitrification process?

• converting nitrogen compound to more usable compounds

• converting atmospheric nitrogen to nitrogen compounds

• removing nitrogen from compounds and releasing it to the atmosphere

• converting of decayed material and waste to ammonia compounds

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What processes in the carbon and nitrogen cycle provide essentially the same service?

• decomposition and ammonification

• combustion and nitrification

• photosynthesis and denitrification

• respiration and combustion

Using this picture, how is carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere?

• root respiration

• factory emission

• sunlight

• photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is the usable form of nitrogen that plants need according to this diagram?

• assimilation

• nitrites

• nitrates

• ammonification

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Why do plants need nitrogen?

• to build proteins

• to get energy

• to photosynthesize

• to transport water from roots to leaves

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Which organisms conduct combustion in the carbon cycle?

• bacteria

• plants

• humans

• animals

Which organisms conduct respiration?

• plants

• animals

• bacteria

• all answers are correct

What process not pictured can be completed by symbiotic bacteria in bean plants and by lightning?

• nitrification

• nitrogen fixation

• respiration

• ammonification

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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