APES Soil and Biogeochemical Cycles Review

Which pair of biogeochemical cycles are most associated with inorganic fertilizer and sewage waste?

• Carbon and Nitrogen cycles

• Carbon and Sulfur cycles

• Phosphorus and Nitrogen cycles

• Sulfur and Nitrogen cycles

• Sulfur and Water cycles

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which biogeochemical cycles are directly related to acid deposition?

• Carbon and Nitrogen cycles

• Carbon and Sulfur cycles

• Phosphorus and Nitrogen cycles

• Carbon, Sulfur and Nitrogen cycles

• Sulfur and Water cycles

Most energy on Earth comes from

• volcanoes

• the sun

• trees

• water

• fire

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Humans have a considerable effect on the hydrologic cycle. Which of the following human activities have(has a) direct effect(s) on the cycle?

I. Deforestation

II. Urbanization

III. Mining of fossil fuels

• I

• II

• III

• I and III

• I, II, and III

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

An addition of a limiting nutrient to an ecosystem may lead to an algal bloom. What effect will this algal bloom have on the oxygen content of the water?

• The algae bloom will cause the oxygen content in the water to increase overall

• The algae bloom will cause the oxygen content in the water to decrease, leading to hypoxic conditions

• The algae bloom will have no impact on the oxygen content of the water

• The algae bloom will cause rapid fluctuations of oxygen in the water

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which is NOT a process of the water cycle?

• precipitation
• freezing
• transpiration
• evaporation

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APES.ERT.1.G

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• transpiration
• exhaling

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APES.ERT.1.G

Why do living things need nitrogen?

• To get energy

• To make nucleic acids

• To make proteins

• To make proteins AND nucleic acids

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APES.ERT.1.E

What is the only process that removes carbon from the atmosphere?

• combustion
• cellular respiration
• photosynthesis
• decomposition

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APES.ERT.1.D

Where is carbon stored in the environment?

• Fossil fuels
• Wood of trees
• Calcium carbonate (shells and bones)
• All of the above

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APES.ERT.1.D