Geochemical Cycles

The process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ____.

• condensation
• evaporation
• transpiration
• exhaling

What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

• hydrogen
• oxygen
• helium
• nitrogen

Why do living things need nitrogen?

• To get energy
• To make amino acids
• To make proteins
• To make proteins AND amino acids

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Carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere by

• Burning fossil fuels 
• Cellular respiration
• Decomposing organic matter
• All answers are correct

Organisms that break down dead plants & animals and release nitrogen back into atmosphere...

• bacteria
• plants
• animals
• producers

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Process by which water travels through the environment/ organism?

• Water Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Biogeochemical Cycle

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Place where a substance is held or accumulated?

• Photosynthesis

• Reservoir

• Assimilation

• Release

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Process by which nitrogen moves through an ecosystem?

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Water Cycle

• Oxygen Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

Bacteria that change nitrogen gas form the atmosphere into nitrogen plants can use?

• Carbon-fixing Bacteria

• Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria

• Water-fixing Bacteria

• Limiting Nutrient

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What follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?

• Water evaporates into water vapor
• Water vapor condenses and forms a  cloud
• Water precipitates to the ground
• Water runs down into the hydrosphere

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