Cycling of Matter

The process in which water vapor is released into the air through the stoma on the leaves of plants is called __________.

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Condensation

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The following are part of the carbon cycle EXCEPT _________.

• respiration
• precipitation
• decomposition
• photosynthesis

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Bacteria in soil change __________ into ingredients plants can use.

• H₂
• O₂
• N₂
• He₂

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Plants rely heavily on ____ in the nitrogen cycle to incorporate nitrogen into organic compounds

• bacteria
• viruses
• fungi
• oxygen

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Green plants and algae make their own food through photosynthesis. What is photosynthesis?

• a cell process that uses energy from sunlight to convert water and oxygen into food

• a cell process that uses energy from sunlight to convert water and glucose into food

• a cell process that uses energy from sunlight to convert water and chlorophyll into food

• a cell process that uses energy from sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into food

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_______________________ converts nitrogen into a form that plants can absorb.

• Denitrifying bacteria

• Nitrogen fixing bacteria

• Decomposers

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How do animals obtain nitrogen stored in plants?

• Denitrifying bacteria

• Nitrogen fixing bacteria

• Directly from the atmosphere

• They eat the plants

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Where can you find carbon?

• Only in the Earth's atmosphere

• Inside all water molecules

• Inside the sun

• Inside every living thing on Earth

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Decomposition releases __________ into the soil

• hydrogen
• oxygen
• nitrogen
• helium

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When water moves downward through spaces in rock or soil it becomes __________.

• runoff
• a stream
• groundwater
• a lake

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