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WorksheetsThe Non-Living Environment
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
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1.
A non-living component of an ecosystem that affects the survival of an organism is called
a)
abiotic.
b)
biotic.
2.
Bacteria on plant roots and in soil take up nitrogen by way of
a)
nitrification.
b)
ammonification.
c)
nitrogen fixation.
d)
denitrification.
3.
Decomposers turn waste and decaying matter into ammonia (NH4) in the soil in the form of
a)
nitrification.
b)
nitrogen fixation.
c)
assimilation.
d)
ammonification.
4.
How does carbon convert into fossil fuels?
a)
through photosynthesis
b)
through respiration
c)
decaying matter in soil sediment over millions of years
d)
through processes performed by humans
5.
In regards to the water cycle, why is it a concern if the atmosphere has a high level of chemical pollutants in it?
a)
Pollutants can be trapped in precipitation, brought to land causing respiratory problems in humans.
b)
Pollutants can be trapped in precipitation, brought to land causing damage to plants.
c)
Pollutants can be trapped in precipitation, brought to land causing health problems to animals.
d)
Pollutants can be trapped in precipitation, brought to land causing contamination to bodies of water.
6.
In the water cycle, there are two times in which water is converted into vapor (gas). What are those two parts of the cycle known as?
a)
evaporation and transportation.
b)
condensation and evaporation
c)
transpiration and condensation
d)
transpiration and evaporation
7.
Nitrogen is essential for a variety of reasons. All of the following are examples of how nitrogen used and/or released within our world EXCEPT
a)
water pollution
b)
make fertilizer
c)
decomposition
d)
released into wastewater
8.
1) Plants uptake the nitrates from the soil by their roots in a process known as __________________.
a)
ammonification.
b)
assimilation.
c)
nitrogen fixation.
d)
denitrification.
9.
All of the following are examples of decomposers EXCEPT
a)
snakes.
b)
bacteria.
c)
fungi.
d)
worms.
10.
Water converts from liquid to gas from bodies of water. This is called
a)
transpiration.
b)
evaporation.
c)
condensation.
d)
precipitation.
11.
1) Water seeping into the ground is called __________________.
a)
runoff.
b)
precipitation.
c)
infiltration.
d)
discharge.
12.
1) Water that flows with sediments and particles from the ground into bodies of water is called __________________.
a)
runoff.
b)
discharge.
c)
precipitation.
d)
evaporation.
13.
We live in a temperate forest biome. The southwest and south into Mexico is a desert biome. All of the following are terrestrial abiotic differences that you would expect to see EXCEPT
a)
climate.
b)
altitude.
c)
air pollution.
d)
turbidity.
14.
All of the following are examples of fossil fuels EXCEPT
a)
wood.
b)
coal.
c)
oil.
d)
natural gas.
15.
What would happen (in the carbon cycle) if decomposition did not occur?
a)
There would be an increase in fossil fuels
b)
There would be more carbon dioxide recycled into the atmosphere.
c)
There would be more carbon dioxide for photosynthesis.
d)
Waste and dead organisms would increase.
16.
All of the following are locations that carbon dioxide RELEASED from EXCEPT
a)
soil.
b)
decomposition.
c)
air.
d)
fossil fuels.
17.
Which process in the carbon cycle takes carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere?
a)
photosynthesis.
b)
respiration.
c)
decomposition.
d)
human generated carbon dioxide.
18.
All of the following are reasons that atmospheric carbon dioxide a global concern EXCEPT
a)
It is a greenhouse gas.
b)
Carbon dioxide prevents heat from escaping the atmosphere.
c)
The Earth would enter another Ice Age.
d)
Climates would change.
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