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011 . Biogeochemical Cycles and Ecosystem Dynamics

011 . Biogeochemical Cycles and Ecosystem Dynamics

Assessment

Interactive Video

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Science

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9th - 12th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

Created by

Chad Brosius

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to matter on Earth as it moves through biogeochemical cycles?

It is created and destroyed as needed.

It is constantly increasing in quantity.

It is conserved, moving between living and non-living components.

It is lost as heat during transfers.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following elements is NOT included in the mnemonic "CHNOPS" for essential nutrients?

Carbon

Hydrogen

Sodium

Oxygen

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following represents an abiotic component in biogeochemical cycles?

Biosphere

Plants

Atmosphere

Animals

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the significance of nitrogen and phosphorus being "limiting nutrients"?

They are rarely found in ecosystems.

Life needs them, and their availability can restrict growth.

They are toxic in large quantities.

They are only used by specific types of organisms.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does energy typically move through an ecosystem?

It is recycled indefinitely within the system.

It flows from producers to consumers and is eventually lost as heat.

It is created by consumers and used by producers.

It remains constant in quantity throughout the ecosystem.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What process involves water evaporating from the leaves of plants?

Evaporation

Condensation

Evapotranspiration

Precipitation

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do plants primarily obtain carbon from their environment?

Through cellular respiration.

By consuming other organisms.

Through photosynthesis.

By absorbing it from the soil.

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