Nutrient Cycles

What converts nitrogen into a useable form for plants and animals?

• bacteria
• fungi
• rain

Which nutrient is not cycled through the atmosphere?

• carbon
• nitrogen
• phosphorous
• water

What cycle are fossil fuels part of ?

• carbon

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

What is the largest reservoir for water?

• the ocean

• rocks and minerals

• the atmosphere

• glaciers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Where is the largest reservoir for the phosphorus cycle?

• rocks and minerals

• the ocean

• the atmopshere

• fossil fuels

What is the largest reservoir for nitrogen?

• the ocean

• rocks and minerals

• the atmosphere

• bacteria

Which biogeochemical cycle is occurring above?

• Carbon cycle

• Water cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Phosphorus Cycle

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What is transpiration?

• Water falling from the sky

• Water runoff into a river

• Water from the leaves of plants into the air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What nutrient cycle is occuring?

• Water cycle

• Carbon Cycle

• Phosphorus Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is one way carbon is released into the atmosphere?

• Burning fossil fuels

• Evaporation of water

• Photosynthesis

• Transpiration

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