Biogeochemical Cycles

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

• cooking with gas

• planting trees

• burning wood

• riding in a bus

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In the carbon cycle, producers take in the gas __

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• carbon monoxide

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How do living organisms return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?

• respiration and photosynthesis

•  decomposition and respiration

Identify the cycle pictured.

• The Water cycle

• The Carbon cycle

• The Nitrogen cycle

• The Phosphorus cycle

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Which nutrient is not cycled through the atmosphere and stays only on ground level?

• carbon

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

• water

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A correct path that nitrogen could take would be

• air -> animals -> plants -> bacteria

• animals -> air -> bacteria -> plants

• bacteria -> air -> plants -> animals

• air -> bacteria -> plants -> animals

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How does carbon dioxide leave the atmosphere and become part of the food chain?

• Through transpiration

• Through photosynthesis

• Through factory emission

• Sunlight

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What role do animals play in the carbon cycle?

• absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

• give off carbon dioxide through respiration

• combustion

• decomposing matter

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How does nitrogen become part of the food chain?

• Through transpiration by plants

• Through uptake of nitrogen compounds in the soil by plants

• Through factory emission and combustion of fossil fuels

• Sunlight changes nitrogen into usable forms

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Which process in the water cycle is responsible for the movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the atmosphere?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

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