Biogeochemical Cycles

Can animals consume Nitrogen directly from the air?

• No

• Yes

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following help convert nitrogen into usable forms? Check all that apply.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which biomolecules contain nitrogen in their chemical structure?

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Match the following description to the name of the process.

• evaporation of water in plants

• condensation

• water vapor

• precipitation

• clouds

• evaporation

• rain, snow, sleet

• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What events release carbon dioxide in the air?

Check all that apply.

• respiration of humans and animals

• decomposition of organisms

• burning of fossil fuels

• deforestation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

​ ​ ​ ​ The substances​ (a)   , a sugar/carbohydrate and (b)   gas is produced when plants, algae, and cyanobacteria photosynthesize.​

• glucose
• oxygen
• carbon dioxide
• water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What do you call organisms that undergo photosynthesis?

• producers/

  autotrophs

• consumers/

  heterotrophs

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ____.

• condensation
• evaporation
• transpiration
• exhaling

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

• hydrogen
• oxygen
• helium
• nitrogen

Nitrogen that is not combined with other elements and found in the atmosphere as gas is _____.

• free nitrogen
• nitrogen compounds
• ammonia
• nitrates