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Cycling of Matter

Cycling of Matter

Assessment

Passage

Science

9th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
MS-LS2-3, MS-LS2-1, MS-ESS2-2

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

John Hazell

Used 12+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do plants obtain nutrients in most ecosystems?

From other animals

From air, water, and soil

From sunlight only

From rocks only.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of producers in the nutrient cycle?

They consume other organisms

They begin the cycle

They end the cycle

They decompose matter.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do plants and other organisms obtain from weathered pieces?

Water

Nutrients

Light

Oxygen

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What process converts carbon into fossil fuels over millions of years?

Photosynthesis

Cellular respiration

Fossilization

Combustion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of energy is produced in cellular respiration?

Chemical energy

Light energy

Thermal energy

Mechanical energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What process captures nitrogen gas from the air and changes it into a form that plants can use?

Photosynthesis

Nitrogen fixation

Respiration

Denitrification

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where do nitrogen-fixing bacteria commonly live?

In the ocean

In the atmosphere

In water, soil, or on plant roots

In rocks

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