Nitrogen Cycle Diagram

According to the diagram, what are the reservoirs of carbon? (Select more than one...)

• Oceans

• Vegetation, Soil, & Rock

• Fossil Fuels (underground)

• Atmosphere

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Where can nitrogen fixing bacteria be found

• Free living in the soil

• under the leaves of flowering plants

• in the atmosphere

• living on the nodules of certain plants

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Which of the following is/are a part of the carbon cycle? (Choose all that apply)

• Photosynthesis

• Transpiration

• Burning of fossil fuels

• Decomposition of plants and animals

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How animals get the nitrogen they need

• from the air they breathe
• from the water they drink
• from the food they eat
• from the Sun

Plant roots directly obtain water from

• Water vapor

• Groundwater stored below the soil

• Precipitation

• Water runoff from rivers and streams

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Identify the cycle pictured.

• water cycle
• carbon cycle
• nitrogen cycle
• phosphorus cycle

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Organism that breaks down dead plants & animals and releases nitrogen back into atmosphere

• bacteria
• plants
• animals
• producers

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Identify the cycle pictured.

• water cycle
• carbon cycle
• nitrogen cycle
• phosphorus cycle

According to this diagram, plants absorb

• nitrates

• nitrogen fixing bacteria

• animals

• decomposers

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Photosynthesis is an important part of the ______ cycle

• Carbon

• Water

• Phosphorus

• Nitrogen

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