Nutrient Cycles of Matter

Green plants are

• producers
• consumers
• herbivores
• omnivores

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What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?

• carbohydrates
• sunlight
• water
• carbon

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An organism that produces its own food supply from inorganic compounds is called a(an)

• heterotroph
• consumer
• detritivore
• autotroph

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What is one of the most important processes that removes carbon from the atmosphere? 

• photosynthesis
• cellular respiration
• erosin
• soil respiration

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Where do animals get nitrogen from?

• soil
• air
• water
• plants

Matter on Earth is limited, so it must be used ____________________________.

• only once
• over and over again
• by only animals
• at night only

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What role do animals play in the carbon cycle?

• absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
• give off carbon dioxide
• combustion
• decomposing matter

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Identify the cycle pictured.

• The Water cycle
• The Carbon cycle
• The Nitrogen cycle
• The Phosphorus cycle

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How does carbon dioxide leave the atmosphere and become part of the food chain?

• Through transpiration
• Through photosynthesis
• Through factory emission
• Sunlight

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What is one way that carbon dioxide can be put back into the atmosphere?

• Sunlight
• Burning of Fossil Fuels
• Ocean uptake
• Rain