Chapter 8 Review

What converts nitrogen gas into a usable form for plants and animals?

• bacteria

• rain

• fungi

• car exhaust

Organisms that need nitrogen to survive.

• only plants

• only animals

• only bacteria

• all living things

How is nitrogen turned into a usable form for plants?

• Through respiration

• Through process of decomposition

• Bacteria and lightning

• Through photosynthesis

How do animals get the nitrogen they need?

• From the air they breathe

• From the water they drink

• From the food they eat

• From the sun

Gas that makes up 78% of our atmosphere.

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Hydrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

Plants and animals cannot use nitrogen directly from the air.

• True

• False

In the nitrogen cycle, what does label A in the diagram represent?

• Gas

• Clouds

• Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

• Nitrogen in the atmosphere

What does NOT produce carbon dioxide?

• Photosynthesis
• Burning Fossil Fuels
• Animal respiration
• Plants decaying

Carbon can be found in...

• The atmosphere
• Soil
• Fossil fuels
• All of the above

Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?

• Combustion
• Respiration
• Photosynthesis
• Death