Water and Nutrient Cycles Quiz

Oliver notices that after it rains, water collects in puddles, then later disappears, and sometimes plants seem to use this water. What is the process called where water cycles between abiotic and biotic systems?

• Carbon cycle

• Hydrologic cycle

• Nitrogen cycle

• Phosphorus cycle

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Abigail is conducting an experiment to see how different substances dissolve in water. Which property of water is crucial for dissolving organic and inorganic nutrients?

• High density

• Polar nature

• Low boiling point

• High viscosity

Charlotte is learning about how water moves from the ocean to the clouds and back to the ground. What drives this hydrologic cycle?

• Wind and temperature

• Energy from the sun and gravity

• Ocean currents

• Earth's rotation

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Maya is studying the Earth's water resources for her science project. She wants to know which part of the global hydrologic cycle holds the most water. What is the largest reservoir of water in the global hydrologic cycle?

• Rivers

• Lakes

• Oceans

• Glaciers

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Arjun is learning about Earth's water resources in his science class. His teacher asks him: What portion of Earth's water is fresh and required for terrestrial life?

• All of it

• Half of it

• A small portion

• None of it

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David is learning about the environment in his science class. He wonders why the cycling of carbon is important for living things. What is the importance of the cycling of carbon for biological systems?

• It provides energy for photosynthesis

• It regulates temperature

• It supports cellular respiration

• It is not important

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Scarlett is studying how plants and animals interact with their environment. She wants to know: how do organisms capture and use energy in the carbon cycle?

• Through photosynthesis and cellular respiration

• By absorbing sunlight directly

• By consuming water

• Through nitrogen fixation

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Scarlett is working on a science project about the nitrogen cycle. She needs to identify where most of the nitrogen on Earth is stored. What is the largest reservoir of nitrogen on Earth?

• Oceans

• Atmosphere

• Soil

• Plants

Emma is studying how living things function and learns that a certain element is essential for making up important biomolecules like ATP and DNA in organisms. What is the role of phosphorus in organisms?

• It is a primary energy source

• It helps make up biomolecules like ATP and DNA

• It is used for respiration

• It is not used by organisms

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David is studying how plants and certain bacteria help make nitrogen from the air usable for living things. What is the process of converting nitrogen gas into biologically available molecules called?

• Photosynthesis

• Nitrogen fixation

• Carbonation

• Phosphorylation

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