Science Chapter 1 Quiz

What is the process that allows green plants to make sugars from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide?

• Cellular respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Runoff

• Biogeochemical cycle

What is the process in cells by which oxygen and glucose are used to produce energy and carbon dioxide?

• Biogeochemical cycle

• Runoff

• Cellular respiration

• Photosynthesis

What is a source of energy formed from dead plants and animals?

• Fossil fuel

• Legume

• Nitrogen fixation

• Nodule

What is the conversion of nitrogen in the atmosphere to a form that can be used by plants?

• Fossil fuel

• Nitrogen fixation

• Legume

• Nodule

What is the process that releases nitrogen from soil back into the atmosphere?

• Emission

• Photochemical smog

• Denitrification

• Acid precipitation

What is the brown smog produced when air pollutants react with sunlight?

• Emission

• Photochemical smog

• Denitrification

• Acid precipitation

What is a pollutant released into the atmosphere?

• Acid precipitation

• Emission

• Photochemical smog

• Denitrification

What is the precipitation that is more acidic than normal rainwater?

• Photochemical smog

• Denitrification

• Acid precipitation

• Emission

Which elements are most abundant in living things?

• Denitrification, photochemical smog, emission, and acid precipitation

• Fossil fuel, nitrogen fixation, legume, and nodule

• Biogeochemical cycle, runoff, photosynthesis, and cellular respiration

• Carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen

What is the process by which precipitation is gathered into a body of water?

• Cellular respiration

• Biogeochemical cycle

• collection

• Photosynthesis