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Cycles in Ecosystems

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A in the water cycle diagram is showing ____________

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

transpiration

d)

precipitation

2.

B in the water cycle diagram is showing ______________

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

transpiration

d)

evaporation

3.

C in the water cycle diagram is showing ________

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitaion

d)

ground water

4.

D in the water cycle diagram is showing ________

a)

runoff

b)

condensation

c)

precipitaion

d)

ground water

5.

E in the water cycle diagram is showing ________

a)

runoff

b)

condensation

c)

precipitaion

d)

ground water

6.

Locate the trees in the diagram. Water evaporating from the trees is known as ____________________.

a)

precipitation

b)

runoff

c)

condensation

d)

transpiration

7.

In the carbon cycle, producers take in the gas __

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrogen

d)

carbon monoxide

8.

oxygen is a gas produced by _ and used by _

a)

plants and animals

b)

photosynthesis and carbon dioxide

c)

animals and plants

d)

carbon dioxide and photosynthesis

9.

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

a)

Stay the same

b)

Increase

c)

Decrease

10.
Carbon dioxide is produced by the burning of fossil fuels
a)
True
b)
False
11.

Plants use ____________ to make their own food

a)

Water

b)

Sunlight

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

All of these

12.

Which gas do plants release, that humans depend on for survival?

a)

Water

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sugar

13.

Which gas do animals release, that plants depend on for survival?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Sunlight

d)

Water

14.
How nitrogen is "fixed" into useable form for plants...
a)
through action of bacteria only
b)
through lightning only
c)
through action of bacteria & lightning
d)
through photosynthesis
15.
How much of the atmosphere is composed of nitrogen gas?
a)
87%
b)
38%
c)
78%
d)
21%
16.
How do plants get the nitrogen they need?
a)
from the air
b)
from the soil or water in which they live
c)
from the Sun
d)
from broken-down rocks
17.

What is it called when plants give off water vapor?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

sublimation

d)

transpiration

18.

What is water vapor doing when it changes to water?

a)

evaporating

b)

condensing

c)

precipitating

d)

runoff

19.

What is the process of water droplets or ice crystals falling from the sky?

a)

evaporating

b)

condensing

c)

precipitating

d)

runoff

20.

What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?

a)

evaporating

b)

condensing

c)

precipitating

d)

runoff

21.

Where does condensation occur in the water cycle?

a)

clouds forming

b)

ocean water changing to water vapor

c)

water flowing down a river

d)

underground water soaking into soil

22.

What are all living things made of?

a)

Soil

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon

d)

water

23.

The breakdown of dead materials into carbon dioxide and water is called

a)

succession

b)

decomposition

c)

evaporation

d)

transpiration

24.

Carbon dioxide is created by

a)

Burning fossil fuels

b)

Cellular respiration

c)

Decomposing organic matter

d)

All answers are correct

25.

What happens when organisms die and decay?

a)

Their bodies are lifted up

b)

Their nitrogen returns to the soil

c)

they keep their nitrogen

d)

They stay on earth forever

26.

How do plants and animals get nitrogen?

a)

They are born with it

b)

Their skin has it

c)

They bathe in it

d)

It's in their food and water

27.

Where does nitrogen move?

a)

In human bodies

b)

In buildings

c)

Between animals, bacteria, plants, and the atmosphere.

d)

only in the air

28.

Which of the following are decomposers? (There is more than one correct answer.)

a)

bacteria

b)

mushroom

c)

water

d)

mold

29.

The continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air, changing from liquid, into gas, into liquid.

a)

The Oxygen Cycle

b)

Transpiration

c)

The Water Cycle

d)

The Nitrogen Cycle

30.

Water in the form of a gas that is present during evaporation.

a)

fog

b)

water vapor

c)

steam

d)

heat

31.

The continuous exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide among living things.

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

The Nitrogen Cycle

c)

The Water Cycle

d)

The Oxygen-Carbon Dioxide Cycle

32.

The continuous trapping of nitrogen gas in compounds in the soil and its return into the air.

a)

Decomposition

b)

The Nitrogen Cycle

c)

Bacteria Transformation

d)

The Carbon Cycle

33.

Occurs when water falls from clouds over land and water in the form of rain, sleet, hail and snow.

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

water vapor

34.

Water that flows over Earth’s surface, eventually gathering in lakes, oceans, and streams.

a)

glaciers

b)

ocean water

c)

ground water

d)

runoff

35.

The region that contributes to a river or river system

a)

beach

b)

forest

c)

watershed

36.

Precipitation that seeps into the ground and is stored in tiny holes, or pores, in soil and rocks

a)

ground water

b)

infiltration

c)

puddles