Biogeochemical Cycles and Human Impact

Humans burn fossil fuels and wood, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This carbon dioxide is then absorbed by trees for photosynthesis. These processes are contributory to which chemical cycle?

• The carbon cycle

• The water cycle

• The nitrogen cycle

• The phosphorous cycle

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How does the human body return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?

• Waste products

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular respiration

• Formation of glucose

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Which of the following is an example of human impact on the carbon cycle?

• The increased production of methane gases from cattle farms

• The burning of fossil fuels

• The cutting down of trees for lumber

• Driving automobiles

• All of the above

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If a forest fire occurs, what will happen to the carbon in the forest?

• It will go into the soil

• It will go into the atmosphere

• It will runoff into nearby streams and rivers

• It will be destroyed

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What kind of organism takes out the most carbon from the atmosphere?

• Plants

• Bacteria

• Animals

• Humans

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New fuels are being produced by converting corn and grasses into compounds containing alcohols that can be broken down for energy in various engines. The purpose of this research is to

•  reduce the use of nonrenewable resources.
• increase the rate of air pollution.
• reduce the rate of homeostasis in organisms.
•  cause a loss of biodiversity in the rain forests.

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Which of the following add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

• volcanoes
• combustion of fossil fuels
• animal and plant respiration
• all of these

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features of environment that are alive or were once alive

• biotic

• abiotic

• inbiotic

• biography

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Why do all organisms need nitrogen?

• To live and grow 
• To build phosphorus
• To make oxygen levels grow
• To help blood circulate better

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How nitrogen is "fixed" into useable form for plants

• only through action of bacteria
• only through lightning
• through action of bacteria & lightning
• through photosynthesis

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