Nutrient Cycles in the Ecosystem
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is this a picture of?
Nitrogen cycle
carbon cycle
water cycle
plant cycle
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A biogeochemical cycle explains:
The formation of stars and planets.
why certain animals are known as keystone animals.
the flow of chemical elements between living organisms and the environment.
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Matter can recycle through the biosphere because
matter does not change into new compounds.
matter is assembled into chemical compounds.
biological systems do not use up matter, they transform it.
biological systems use only carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen.
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If a lake receives a large input of a limiting nutrient, which of these would happen first?
An algal bloom occurs.
Algae begin to die and decomposers take over.
Nitrogen compounds are recycled.
The concentration of oxygen drops below the necessary level.
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is a limiting nutrient in an aquatic ecosystem?
Nitrogen
Carbon
Water
Oxygen
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Nitrogen fixation is carried out primarily by
humans.
plants.
bacteria.
consumers.
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The movements of energy and nutrients through living systems are different because
energy flows in one direction, and nutrients recycle.
energy is limited in the biosphere, and nutrients are always available.
nutrients flow in one direction, and energy recycles.
energy forms chemical compounds, and nutrients are lost as heat.
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NGSS.MS-LS2-3
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