Carbon, Water and Nitrogen Cycles Exam

How do plants contribute to Carbon recycling?

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Transpiration

• Feeding (eating food)

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Select All That Apply: Which of the following release Carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere?

• Combustion of fossil fuels

• Respiration by Animals

• Respiration by Decomposers

• Fossilization of dead animals.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Select All That Apply: Which of the following organisms are capable of removing Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

• Plants

• Algae

• Animals

• Decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which process will let water filter down into Aquifers in the soil?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Percolation

Which process will create clouds once enough water vapor has been accumulated?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Use a complete sentence to discuss how water vapor moves into the atmosphere from oceans and lakes.

Word Bank is in the image.

If you do not write in a complete sentence you will not get full credit.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which element makes up the majority of the atmosphere and the air we breathe.

• Nitrogen

• Carbon

• Oxygen

• Water Vapor

Carbon is found in all four molecules that build the organelles and cells for all living things, but Nitrogen is only found in two of them.

Select the two that Nitrogen is found in.

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• Proteins

• Nucleic Acids

Denitrification is the process that some bacteria use to return which element back to the atmosphere as gas?

• Nitrogen

• Carbon

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Using a complete sentence and the word bank in the image, explain which process will 'fix' nitrogen into the soil from the atmosphere.

If you do not use a complete sentence you will not receive full credit.