Biogeochemical Cycles Quiz

What is the term for water evaporating from the leaves of plants?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Condensation

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What happens during the process of evaporation?

• Water turns from a gas to a liquid

• Water turns from a liquid to a gas

• Water falls from the sky

• Water moves through soil

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What is precipitation?

• Water vapor forming clouds

• Water falling as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

• Water moving through soil

• Water evaporating from oceans

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What is the process called when bacteria in the soil convert nitrogen gas into ammonium ions?

• Nitrification

• Denitrification

• Nitrogen Fixation

• Assimilation

What is the role of decomposers in the nitrogen cycle?

• They fix nitrogen gas into ammonium.

• They convert nitrogen compounds into ammonium.

• They turn nitrates into nitrogen gas.

• They absorb nitrates from the soil.

What percentage of our atmosphere is made up of nitrogen gas?

• 50%

• 78%

• 25%

• 90%

How do decomposers contribute to the phosphorus cycle?

• They add phosphates to crops.

• They release phosphate ions from rocks.

• They recycle phosphates from dead organisms.

• They dissolve phosphates in water.

What is the process called when bacteria change nitrates into nitrogen gas, returning it back into the atmosphere?

• Nitrification

• Nitrogen Fixation

• Ammonification

• Denitrification

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Liquid water that runs along the surface and collects into a river, lake, or ocean is called?

• Infiltration

• Groundwater

• Surface Runoff

• Evaporation

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What is the main thing that carries out Nitrogen Fixation?

• Lightning

• Bacteria

• Plants

• Humans