Consequences of biogeochemical cycles within earth spheres.

Organisms that do not decompose naturally can be buried and become what?

• oxygen

• nutrients

• calcium carbonates

• fossil fuels

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If the plant population decreased, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would _________.

• Stay the same

• Increase

• Decrease

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Combustion is another word for __________.

• Transportation
• Respiration
• Fossil Fuels
• Burning

What are the end products of cellular respiration? 

• Carbon dioxide, water and ATP energy
• Carbon dioxide, glucose and water
• Oxygen, glucose and ATP energy
• Water, Carbon dioxide and Oxygen

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If a forest fire occurs, what will happen to most of the carbon in the forest?

• It will go into the soil

• It will go into the atmosphere

• It will runoff into nearby streams and rivers

• It will be destroyed

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Where does all the carbon in organisms (living things) originate from?

• Earth's atmosphere

• Rocks

• Water

• Soil

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What are the two main reservoirs for carbon dioxide?

• Ocean, fossil fuels

• Ocean, atmosphere

• Atmosphere, fossil fuels

• Calcium Carbonate, ocean

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What is the primary function of photosynthesis in the carbon cycle?

• To release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

• To convert carbon dioxide into oxygen

• To convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen

• To absorb carbon dioxide and release it back without changes

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How does deforestation affect the carbon cycle?

• It increases the amount of carbon dioxide absorbed from the atmosphere

• It decreases the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere

• It decreases the amount of carbon dioxide absorbed from the atmosphere

• It has no significant effect on the carbon cycle

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This sphere contains all life on Earth

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere