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Cycling of Nutrients

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Part of the leaf where water enters

a)

Stomata

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

Xylem

d)

Chlorplast

2.

What does this equation represent?

C6H12O6 + 6O2 -----> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP

a)

The carbon cycle

b)

Respiration

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

The nitrogen cycle

3.

What is the main source of energy that drives the water cycle?

a)

Sun

b)

Wind

c)

Precipitation

d)

Water

4.

What is released as a waste product during respiration?

a)

ATP

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Water

d)

Oxygen

5.

What is the term for when a body of water has an excess amount of dissolved nutrients?

a)

Nitrogen Fixation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Eutrophication

6.

What carries oxygen and glucose (sugar) to the cell?

a)

Wind

b)

Bloodstream

c)

Oxygen

d)

Chloroplasts

7.

The process bacteria use to turn nitrogen gas into nitrates.

a)

Nitration

b)

Nitrogen Fixation

c)

Respiration

d)

Precipitation

8.

The term for when liquid water exits leaves and turns directly into water vapor

a)

Vaporization

b)

Transpiration

c)

Fixation

d)

Evaporation

9.

What is the basis of life on earth?

a)

Carbon

b)

Water

c)

Oxygen

d)

Hydrogen

10.

Where do organisms end up when they do not fully decompose?

a)

Underground deposits

b)

Trees

c)

the ocean

d)

the atmosphere

11.

What is the sugar that plants create during Photosynthesis?

a)

Glucose

b)

Caramel

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Syrup

12.

What is the name of the green pigment that absorbs sunlight in plant cells?

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Chloroplasts

c)

Xylem

d)

Stomata

13.

FILL IN THE BLANK


__________________________ is the step when precipitation falls and collects in larger bodies of water.

a)

Transpiration

b)

Collection

c)

Condensation

d)

Runoff

14.

Term for when liquid water is heated and changes into water vapor.

a)

Rain

b)

Gaseous water

c)

Evaporation

d)

Collection

15.

The term for snow, sleet, rain, and hail.

a)

Precipitation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Condensation

d)

Collection

16.

The term for when water vapor in the atmosphere cools and turns back into liquid water.

a)

Collection

b)

Precipitation

c)

Condensation

d)

Transpiration

17.

FILL IN THE RED BOX

a)

Combustion

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Fossil Fuels

d)

Decomposition

18.

FILL IN THE RED BOX

a)

Carbon in atmosphere

b)

Combustion

c)

Respiration

d)

Decay

19.

What is released as a waste product of photosynthesis?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Water

d)

Hydrogen