Carbon Cycle

Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?

• Combustion only

• Cellular respiration only

• Photosynthesis only

• Both photosynthesis and cellular respiration

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Organisms that do not fully decompose can be buried deep within Earth and become what?

• glucose

• methane

• carbon dioxide

• fossil fuels

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which process converts carbon in the form of sugar into carbon dioxide gas?

• Bioremediation
• Photosynthesis
• Cellular respiration

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Humans (and all organisms that do cellular respiration) are part of the carbon cycle because when humans EXHALE, we release __.

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Water

• Carbon Dioxide

• Glucose

What process moves carbon from the atmosphere into organisms?

• Decomposition

• Cellular respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Deposition

• Breathing

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

How does carbon get from underground deposits (fossil fuels) into the atmosphere?

• Decomposition

• Deposition

• Photosynthesis

• Combustion

• Cellular respiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following is true about photosynthesis?

• It requires producers to take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and makes glucose

• It requires producers to take in glucose and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and makes oxygen, which is released to the atmosphere

• It requires producers to take in water and oxygen from the atmosphere, and makes glucose and carbon dioxide

• It requires producers to take in glucose and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and makes water and oxygen

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What process recycles the carbon stored in organisms back into the environment (soil, water, air)?

• Decomposition

• Cellular respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Uplift and weathering

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is a place carbon is not found?

• Atmosphere

• Living organsisms

• Clouds

• Ocean

• Fossil fuels

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

How do humans negatively impact the carbon cycle?

• By planting more trees and reducing carbon emissions

• By using renewable energy sources and reducing waste

• By overpopulation, creating more humans that do cellular respiration that releases more CO₂ into the atmosphere

• By burning fossil fuels, deforestation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

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