Cycles in Ecosystems

All living things use energy and release gas as a waste product. What cycle explains the circulation of these gases?

• Oxygen-Carbon cycle

• Water cycle

• Nitrogen cycle

According to this diagram, plants use nitrogen to make _________________________

• bacteria

• animals

• proteins

• decomposers

All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle

• True

• False

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The process in which nitrogen circulates and is recycled is called

• The nitrogen cycle

• The carbon cycle

• The water cycle

• The phosphorus cycle

What is the energy source that drives the water cycle?

• The moon T

• The heat from our home in the winter all around the world

• The sun

• he heat generated solely from the core of the earth

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Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?

• Combustion

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Death

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What converts nitrogen gas into a usable form for plants and animals?

• bacteria

• rain

• fungi

• car exhaust

Which is true of matter in an ecosystem?

• matter flows

• matter is destroyed

• matter cycles

• matter is created

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Which process converts atmospheric nitrogen to a form organisms can use?

• absorption

• fixation

• retention

• stabilization

Which cycle is responsible for the movement of water through the environment, including processes like evaporation, condensation, and precipitation?

• A) Water cycle

• B) Carbon cycle

• C) Nitrogen cycle

• D) Phosphorus cycle

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