Biogeochemical Cycles and Ecological Succession Quiz

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• transpiration
• exhaling

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

• combustion
• cellular respiration
• photosynthesis
• decomposition

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A particular golf course is using large amounts of nitrogen fertilizer. What process could move this nitrogen into a local stream?

• volatilization

• nitrogen fixation

• runoff and leaching

• ammonification

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

• bacteria
• fungi
• rain

What cycle are fossil fuels part of ?

• carbon

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

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What is the largest reservoir for water?

• the ocean

• rocks and minerals

• the atmosphere

• glaciers

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Carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere by

• Burning fossil fuels 
• Cellular respiration
• Decomposing organic matter
• All answers are correct

Nitrogen fixation is the process in which certain bacteria convert nitrogen gas into

• liquid nitrogen

• nitrates

• nitrites

• ammonia

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The water cycle is driven by

• water

• wind

• the sun

• Earth's rotation

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A place where matter/nutrients are collected/stored.

• A lake

• A reservoir

• A cloud

• The atmosphere

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