NGS POE Ecology - Section 3: Cycles in Nature

What is the process called through which water, carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus are recycled through the ecosystem?

• Transpiration

• Photosynthesis

• Biogeochemical cycle

• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which energy source drives the water cycle?

• Wind

• Earth's core

• Sun

• Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What process involves water vapor condensing to form clouds?

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How is carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere?

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Erosion

• Volcanic activity

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What percentage of air is nitrogen?

• 21%

• 10%

• 78%

• 50%

Which organisms can change nitrogen into a form that plants can use?

• Birds

• Insects

• Bacteria

• Fungi

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Where is phosphorus found in the biosphere?

• In the ozone layer

• In the stratosphere

• In ocean sediments

• In the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the role of plants in the phosphorus cycle?

• They store phosphorus in their leaves

• They convert phosphorus into nitrogen

• They absorb phosphorus from the soil

• They release phosphorus into the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What happens to nitrogen when organisms die?

• It returns to the soil

• It is absorbed by rocks

• It evaporates into the atmosphere

• It turns into carbon

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

• Nitrogen

• Coal

• Water

• Phosphorus