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Biogeochemical Cycles

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
2.

Which describes the relationship between plants and animals in the carbon cycle?

a)

Plants produce and release oxygen that animals need

b)

Plants produce and release carbon dioxide that animals need

c)

Animals produce and release oxygen that plants need

d)

Animals produce oxygen that plants turn into carbon dioxide

3.
In what process is Carbon transformed into chemical energy?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Respiration
c)
Primary Production
d)
Secondary Production
4.
What is happening at 1?
a)
respiration: releasing CO2
b)
decomposing COin the soil
c)
photosynthesis: absorbing CO2
d)
turning CO2 from the atmosphere into organic molecules
5.
Identify the cycle pictured.
a)
The Water cycle
b)
The Carbon cycle
c)
The Nitrogen cycle
d)
The Phosphorus cycle
6.

What process is part of the hydrological (water) cycle?

a)

transpiration

b)

nitrification

c)

combustion

d)

sedimentation

7.
If the process of evaporation was unable to occur on Earth, what would we expect to happen?
a)
An increase in ocean levels and an increase in precipitation
b)
An increase in ocean levels and an decrease in precipitation
c)
An decrease in ocean levels and an increase in precipitation
d)
An decrease in ocean levels and an decrease in precipitation
8.

Coal, natural gas, and oil are examples of _________

a)

the carbon cycle

b)

products of photosynthesis

c)

good fuels for barbecues

d)

fossil fuels

9.
Carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere by
a)
Burning fossil fuels 
b)
Cellular respiration
c)
Decomposing organic matter
d)
All answers are correct
10.

Which of the following is true of carbon as it cycles in nature?

a)

Carbon dioxide is released during photosynthesis

b)

Carbon compounds rarely exist in the gaseous state

c)

Carbons sinks include forests and oceans

d)

The carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere is reduce by cutting trees

e)

Carbon is concentrated in igneous rocks