Identify the cycle pictured.

• The Water cycle
• The Carbon cycle
• The Nitrogen cycle
• The Phosphorus cycle

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

All living things need a source of carbon to survive.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The continuous movement of carbon among organisms & the environment is...

• the nitrogen cycle

• the water cycle

• the carbon cycle

Plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during this process...

• combustion

• cellular respiration

• photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Animals release carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere when they...

• inhale

• exhale

• go through photosynthesis

What are the roles of photosynthesis & respiration in the carbon cycle?

• They both add carbon to the atmosphere.

• Respiration adds carbon to the atmosphere; photosynthesis removes it.

• They both remove carbon from the atmosphere.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Plants & animals break down glucose & oxygen and chemically convert it into carbon dioxide during...

• combustion

• cellular respiration

• photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The organisms whose role is to release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere through respiration are...

• Producers

• Consumers

• Both

The organisms that absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere are...

• producers

• consumers

• both

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

These organisms take in carbon containing molecules from what they eat...

• producers

• consumers

• both

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3