Biogeochemical Cycles – Assessment

Which process in the water cycle returns water vapor to the air from plant leaves?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

In the carbon cycle, which process adds CO₂ to the atmosphere?

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Condensation

• Transpiration

The main entry point of carbon into ecosystems is through:

• Respiration

• Decomposition

• Photosynthesis

• Combustion

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Which step of the water cycle involves liquid water changing into vapor?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

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Which organisms perform nitrogen fixation?

• Plants

• Fungi

• Bacteria

• Animals

Which cycle does not include a gas phase in the atmosphere?

• Carbon cycle

• Nitrogen cycle

• Water cycle

• Phosphorus cycle

Plants get nitrogen mainly by:

• Absorbing CO₂

• Taking in N₂ from the air

• Absorbing nitrates from the soil

• Eating animals

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which process in the carbon cycle releases carbon from fossil fuels?

• Combustion

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Decomposition

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In the phosphorus cycle, what is the original source of phosphorus?

• Plants

• Animals

• Rocks

• Atmosphere

The process of decomposition in the nitrogen cycle returns nitrogen:

• To the atmosphere only

• To soil and atmosphere

• To fossil fuels

• To the ocean only

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