Nitrogen Cycle Retest

What converts nitrogen gas into a usable form for plants and animals?

• bacteria

• rain

• fungi

• car exhaust

The process in which nitrogen circulates and is recycled is called

• The nitrogen cycle

• The carbon cycle

• The water cycle

• The phosphorus cycle

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Organisms that need nitrogen to survive.

• only plants

• only animals

• only bacteria

• all living things

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How do animals get the nitrogen they need?

• From the air they breathe

• From the water they drink

• From the food they eat

• From the sun

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Gas that makes up 78% of our atmosphere.

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Hydrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

What is the process of combining nitrogen gas with other elements to make nitrogen into usable compounds?

• nitrogen composition

• nitrogen fixation

• ammonia

• denitrification

Plants and animals cannot use nitrogen directly from the air.

• True

• False

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According to this diagram, plants use nitrogen to make _________________________

• bacteria

• animals

• proteins

• decomposers

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According to this diagram, plants absorb

• nitrates

• nitrogen fixing bacteria

• animals

• decomposers

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Based on this diagram, which of the following can you infer is the chemical formula for gaseous nitrogen?

• N
• N₂
• N₃
• N₄

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