Nutrient Cycling

Chemical process that animals and plants use to obtain energy.

• Transpiration

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Percolation

• Denitrification

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

One of the nutrient cycles moves from an atmospheric gaseous form to the soil through both abiotic and biotic processes, moves through the food web, then is returned to the soil or to the atmosphere. Which cycle fits this description?

• Nitrogen

• Carbon

• Phosphorus

• Water

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which biogeochemical cycle is least dependent on biotic processes?

• Nitrogen

• Carbon

• Phosphorus

• Water

• Oxygen

Which of the following nutrients has only a short-term biogeochemical cycle?

• Nitrogen

• Carbon

• Phosphorus

• Water

• Oxygen

What organism is responsible for nitrogen fixation?

• plants

• humans

• bacteria

• viruses

• mice

Chemical process by which plants use sunlight to obtain sugars.

• Transpiration

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Percolation

• Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The burning of fossil fuels.

• Weathering

• Run-Off

• Combustion

• Nitrogen-fixing

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Type of bacteria that will put Nitrogen back into the soil or transform it into a usable form.

• Weathering

• Run-Off

• Combustion

• Nitrogen-fixing

• Precipitation

Types of organisms that serve to break down inorganic waste and deposit into the soil.

• Diffusion

• Decomposers

• Detrivores

• Fossil fuels

• Denitrification

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Organic material (like coal and oil) that are the remnants of dead/decayed matter from millions of years ago.

• Diffusion

• Decomposers

• Detrivores

• Fossil fuels

• Denitrification