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Nitrogen cycle⛈

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what are the two inorganic forms of nitrogen tthe plants can assimilate?

a)

oxygen and carbon dioxide

b)

Ammonia and carbon dioxide

c)

Ammonia and nitrate

d)

Ammonia and nitrite

2.

Can animals and plants directly absorb nitrogen from the atmosphere, is this statement true or false

a)

False

b)

True

3.

What is the main reservoir of nitrogen?

a)

Water bodies

b)

Plants

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Soil

4.

fixation is the process of

a)

conversion of N2 to forms that can be used to synthesize inorganic nitrogen compounds

b)

conversion of Co2 to forms that can be used to synthesize organic carbonic compounds

c)

conversion of N2 to forms that can be used to synthesize organic nitrogen compounds

d)

conversion of H2O to forms that can be used to synthesize organic aqueous compounds

5.

how is Nitrogen fixed naturally ?

a)

Volcanic activity

b)

Lighting

c)

Greenhouse gases

d)

bacteria

e)

Fungs

6.

Some plants contain nitrogen in there _________.

a)

Leaves

b)

Steam

c)

Flower

d)

Roots

7.

why do animals and plants need nitrogen?

a)

it helps to synthesize proteins

b)

it helps to synthesize lipids

c)

it helps to synthesize water

d)

it helps to synthesize glucose

8.

What is denitrification?

a)

Conversation of nitrite back to nitrogen gas

b)

Conversation of ammonia back to nitrogen gas

9.

What is lable A

a)

Gas

b)

Nitrogen in the Atmosphere

c)

Clouds

d)

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

10.

Arrange the following process of nitrogen cycle in proper sequence (i)Denitrification

(ii)Nitrogen Fixation

(iii)Ammonification

(iv)Nitrification

a)

i-iii-iv-i

b)

i-ii-iii-iv

c)

iv-iii-ii-i

11.

What is the step labeled x in the figure ?

a)

ammonification

b)

denitrification

c)

nitrogen fixation

d)

nitrification

12.

Nitrogen fixation is the

a)

Conversion of N2(nitrogen) to NO3-(nitrate)

b)

Conversion of N2 to N

c)

Conversion of N2 to urea

d)

All of the above

13.

Which of the following is correct regarding Nitrogen cycle?

a)

N2 cycle is a sedimentary cycle

b)

N is the most abundant nutrient for plants

c)

The major reservoir of Nitrogen is atmosphere

d)

All of these

14.

Nitrogen accounts nearly 78% of the air. Still Nitrogen is the most limiting nutrient for plant growth because

a)

N2 cannot be directly utilized by plants

b)

High energy is required to break triple bond

c)

Nitrogen is almost an inert gas as N involved reaction requires extreme conditions such as high temperature

d)

All of the above

15.

Majority of nitrogen fixation occurs by

a)

Biological nitrogen fixing organisms

b)

Lightning

c)

volcanic eruptions

d)

Haber–Bosch process

16.

Ammonification is the process of

a)

Formation of ammonia from nitrogen by nitrogen fixers

b)

Formation of ammonia from amino acids by decomposers

c)

Formation of ammonia from nitrates by nitrogen fixers

d)

Formation of ammonia from nitrates by decomposers and bacteria in the soil

17.

The conversion of Ammonia (NH3) to nitrite (NO2-) and then to nitrates (NO3-) is called

a)

ammonification

b)

Nitrification

c)

Denitrification

d)

Assimilation

18.

The process that convert nitrates (NO3-) back to nitrogen gas (N2) there by replenishing N2 in the atmosphere is called

a)

Nitrogen fixation

b)

Deamination

c)

Denitrification

d)

Nitrification