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Exploring the Nitrogen Cycle and Its Importance

Exploring the Nitrogen Cycle and Its Importance

Assessment

Interactive Video

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Science

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6th - 10th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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NGSS
MS-LS2-3, MS-LS1-5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Liam Anderson

Used 12+ times

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

NGSS.MS-LS2-3
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NGSS.MS-LS1-5
The video tutorial explains the nitrogen cycle, highlighting its importance to life. It covers the role of nitrogen in living organisms, the different states of nitrogen, and the processes involved in the nitrogen cycle, such as fixation, nitrification, assimilation, ammonification, and denitrification. The tutorial emphasizes the role of bacteria in transforming nitrogen into usable forms for plants and animals.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is nitrogen essential for living organisms?

It is a part of cells and processes like amino acids and DNA.

It helps in the digestion of food.

It is a source of energy.

It is used to make water.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of the air we breathe is nitrogen?

50%

90%

60%

78%

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the chemical formula for nitrogen in the air?

NH4

NO3

N2

NO2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of bacteria in the nitrogen cycle?

They only cause diseases

They produce nitrogen

They help nitrogen change states to be used by living organisms

They absorb nitrogen from the air

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which process involves bacteria changing nitrogen into ammonium?

Denitrification

Fixation

Assimilation

Nitrification

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of nitrification in the nitrogen cycle?

Absorbing nitrogen from the soil

Releasing nitrogen back into the air

Changing ammonium into nitrates

Changing nitrogen into ammonium

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do plants absorb nitrogen?

Through their leaves

Through their roots

Through their flowers

Through their stems

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