Biogeochemical Cycles Lesson

Which cycle DOESN'T have an atmosphere component (part)?

• carbon

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

• water

Which one of these does not add CO₂ to the atmosphere?

• cooking with gas

• planting trees

• burning wood

• riding in a bus

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

• bacteria

• plants

• animals

• producers

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When nitrogen gas is turned in to a form that plants and animals can use is called 

• Combustion

• Photosynthesis

• Decomposition

• Nitrogen Fixation

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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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A particular golf course is using large amounts of nitrogen fertilizer. What process could move this nitrogen into a local stream?

• volatilization

• nitrogen fixation

• runoff

• ammonification

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What converts nitrogen into a useable form for plants and animals?

• bacteria

• fungi

• rain

Which nutrient is not cycled through the atmosphere?

• carbon

• nitrogen

• phosphorous

• water

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What cycle are fossil fuels part of ?

• carbon

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

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Where is the largest reservoir for the phosphorus cycle?

• rocks and minerals

• the ocean

• the atmopshere

• fossil fuels

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