Cycles of Matter in Ecosystems

Water that falls from clouds to the ground in the form of rain, sleet, hail, or snow

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• runoff

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Water evaporates from the leaves of a plant and returns to the atmosphere in a process called

• transpiration

• respiration

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

• Water Cycle

• Oxygen-Carbon cycle

• Nitrogen cycle

The ___________ cycle is a continuous circualtion between the soil, organisms, and the air.

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Which part of the water cycle includes water vapor gas changing to a liquid?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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How do animals get nitrogen that is stored in the soil?

• They are unable to

• Bacteria change the nitrogen into a gas that the animals can breath

• Plants absorb the nitrogen from the soil and animals can eat the plants

• Animals can eat the soil and absorb the nitrogen through their digestive system

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Place the stages of the water cycle in order starting with the water in the lake.

1. Large water droplets fall to the ground from the clouds.

2. Water vapor cools and condenses on dust particles forming clouds.

3. Energy from the sun causes the water in the lake to evaporate.

4. Water droplets combine in the clouds to form larger droplets.

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We've learned that plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make their own food and release oxygen. How can animals complete the oxygen-carbon cycle?

• Animals take in the oxygen, but do not release gas as they use energy

• Animals take in carbon dioxide and use it to make food

• Animals take in oxygen and release nitrogen as waste

• Animals take in oxygen and as they use energy, carbon dioxide is released as waste.

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Rain water that flows over Earth's surface is called __________. This water gathers in lakes and rivers.

• runoff

• ground water

• rivers

• oceans

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A process through which a liquid changes into a gas

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

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