Matter Cycles

Matter in an ecosystem can be

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• all the answers are correct

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The carbon cycle and oxygen cycle are

• linked

• separated

Is the process when water vapor changes from gas to liquid

• evaporation

• transpiration

• condensation

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What is A?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

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What is B?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

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Organism that breaks down dead plants & animals and releases nitrogen back into atmosphere

• bacteria

• plants

• animals

• producers

How does phosphorus travel through an ecosystem?

• From the soil to producers and then from producers to consumers.

• From the air directly into consumers and then from consumers to producers.

• Phosphorus cannot travel through an ecosystem.

• From the soil to producers and that is as far as phosphorus may travel.

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Which of the following explains the long term portion of the phosphorus cycle?

• Phosphorus is stored in rocks, and it is slowly recycled back into the ecosystem through weathering and erosion.

• Phosphorus is constantly cycled through the food chain starting at the producer level and working its way to the apex predator.

• Phosphorus does not have a long term portion.

• Phosphorus cannot be recycled and reused because it is a nonrenewable resource.

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What is the process that converts nitrogen into a form that can be used by plants and animals?

• Combustion

• Photosynthesis

• Decomposition

• Nitrogen Fixation

Which process in the water cycle involves the movement of water from plants to the atmosphere?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

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