WorksheetsFoundation Doc: Carbon/Nitrogen Cycles
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
___________ is absorbed by _____________ from the air as CO2.
Nitrogen, plants
Nitrogen, living things
Carbon, plants
Carbon, living things
Carbon is passed through the food chain as ___________ and other organic molecules.
sugars
starches
proteins
nucleic acids
Carbon is stored in Earth's __________ (living things).
carbon dioxide
carboxyl groups
abiotics
biota
What is a reservoir?
another word for reservation
a supply or source of something/a large area for storage
when someone has some concerns about an activity
a lack of something needed
Carbon is stored in ___________ like limestone.
mountains
rocks
oceans
trees
Carbon is dissolved in the _____________ and found in ocean sediments.
ocean
river
lake
stream
Carbon is stored in ___________ _________ like coal, oil, and natural gas.
nucleic acids
hard rocks
fossil fuels
large oceans
Carbon is released into the atmosphere through _______________.
respiration
transpiration
evaporation
metabolism
______________ fossil fuels releases carbon into the atmosphere.
Throwing
Running
Canvasing
Burning
____________ _________________ releases carbon into the atmosphere.
Cement reduction
Cement production
Cement respiration
Cement destruction
______________ increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Deforestation
Restoration
Planting trees
Respiration
Rising ___________ _______________ reduce the CO2 dissolved in the oceans and increases the CO2 in the atmosphere.
global forests
regional temperatures
national forests
global temperatures
Atmospheric carbon ______________ as carbon outputs increase and carbon reservoirs are destroyed.
ceases
halts
increases
decreases
_____________ is absorbed from the soil by plants and passed through the food chain as ____________ ____________ and other nitrogenous compounds.
Carbon, nucleic acids
Nitrogen, nucleic acids
Carbon, amino acids
Nitrogen, amino acids
____________-___________ _____________ convert nitrogen into forms that can be absorbed and used by plants!
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Nitrogen-fixing plants
Carbon-fixing bacteria
Carbon-fixing plants
______________ converts N2 gas in the air into NH3, then the
rain carries this nitrogen down to the soil!
Thunder
Lightning
Rain
Floods
_____________ can disrupt the nitrogen cycle by adding too much nitrogen to the environment.
Food
GMOs
Rain
Fertilizers
__________ ____________ occur when runoff carries fertilizers into waterways.
Algal blooms
Fertilizer blooms
Green stuff
Mossy plants
In aquariums, __________ and ___________ add nitrogen to the water.
food, water
water, feces
food, feces
fish, feces
Adding __________ _____________ to an aquarium can help remove excess nitrogen from the water!
multiple fish
aquatic plants
toy figurines
pink coral
____________ ___________ disrupts the nitrogen cycle by preventing nitrogen from returning to the soil.
Destroying trees
Dying trees
Leaves and grass
Raking leaves
_______________ ____________ live in ecosystems where nitrogen is scarce, so they digest insects to get it!
Carnivorous plants
Omnivorous plants
Herbivorous plants
Producer plants
