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Ecocycles

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon enters the ???? as carbon dioxide

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Air

c)

Water

d)

Greenhouse gases

2.
All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
4.
Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?
a)
water
b)
nutrients
c)
air
d)
fossil fuels
5.
In what process is Carbon transformed into chemical energy?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Respiration
c)
Primary Production
d)
Secondary Production
6.

Why is the carbon cycle important?

a)

It continuously reuses and recycles carbon in the ecosystem

b)

It helps animals to digest food

c)

It takes oxygen and nitrogen out of the atmosphere

7.

How do living organisms return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle

a)

Respiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Decomposition

d)

Decarbonisation

8.

What causes eutrophication?

a)

excessive nutrients

b)

radiation

c)

lack of phosphorus in an ecosystem

d)

lack of oxygen in water

9.

what is phosphorus used for in the body?

a)

help digestion

b)

formation of bones and teeth

c)

strengthens nerve connections

d)

improves eyesight

10.

what does too much phosphorus do to your body?

a)

does not have any negative effects

b)

negative impact on motor skills

c)

stunts growth

d)

hardens organs and soft tissue

11.

What is not an effect the human effects on the water cycle

a)

Urbanisation

b)

Deforestation

c)

Cloud seeding

d)

Overpopulation

12.

What is one action humans should be taking to reduce our effect on the water cycle

a)

Use and collect rainwater

b)

take longer showers

c)

drink bottled water

d)

cry into the ocean

13.

Which one of the following activities most likely increases the nitrogen concentration in the atmosphere?

a)

Burning fossil fuels

b)

Boiling water

c)

Cutting down trees

d)

Eating a sandwich

14.

Which one of the following activities provides nitrogen for human tissue?

a)

By picking it up

b)

By Breathing

c)

By consuming protein

d)

By eating lipids

15.

Which bacteria is responsible for adding nitrogen to the atmosphere?

a)

Denitrifying bacteria

b)

Eubacteria

c)

Archaebacteria

d)

Nitrifying bacteria