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Foundation Doc: Carbon/Nitrogen Cycles

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

___________ is absorbed by _____________ from the air as CO2.

a)

Nitrogen, plants

b)

Nitrogen, living things

c)

Carbon, plants

d)

Carbon, living things

2.

Carbon is passed through the food chain as ___________ and other organic molecules.

a)

sugars

b)

starches

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

3.

Carbon is stored in Earth's __________ (living things).

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

carboxyl groups

c)

abiotics

d)

biota

4.

What is a reservoir?

a)

another word for reservation

b)

a supply or source of something/a large area for storage

c)

when someone has some concerns about an activity

d)

a lack of something needed

5.

Carbon is stored in ___________ like limestone.

a)

mountains

b)

rocks

c)

oceans

d)

trees

6.

Carbon is dissolved in the _____________ and found in ocean sediments.

a)

ocean

b)

river

c)

lake

d)

stream

7.

Carbon is stored in ___________ _________ like coal, oil, and natural gas.

a)

nucleic acids

b)

hard rocks

c)

fossil fuels

d)

large oceans

8.

Carbon is released into the atmosphere through _______________.

a)

respiration

b)

transpiration

c)

evaporation

d)

metabolism

9.

______________ fossil fuels releases carbon into the atmosphere.

a)

Throwing

b)

Running

c)

Canvasing

d)

Burning

10.

____________ _________________ releases carbon into the atmosphere.

a)

Cement reduction

b)

Cement production

c)

Cement respiration

d)

Cement destruction

11.

______________ increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

a)

Deforestation

b)

Restoration

c)

Planting trees

d)

Respiration

12.

Rising ___________ _______________ reduce the CO2 dissolved in the oceans and increases the CO2 in the atmosphere.

a)

global forests

b)

regional temperatures

c)

national forests

d)

global temperatures

13.

Atmospheric carbon ______________ as carbon outputs increase and carbon reservoirs are destroyed.

a)

ceases

b)

halts

c)

increases

d)

decreases

14.

_____________ is absorbed from the soil by plants and passed through the food chain as ____________ ____________ and other nitrogenous compounds.

a)

Carbon, nucleic acids

b)

Nitrogen, nucleic acids

c)

Carbon, amino acids

d)

Nitrogen, amino acids

15.

____________-___________ _____________ convert nitrogen into forms that can be absorbed and used by plants!

a)

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria

b)

Nitrogen-fixing plants

c)

Carbon-fixing bacteria

d)

Carbon-fixing plants

16.

______________ converts N2 gas in the air into NH3, then the

rain carries this nitrogen down to the soil!

a)

Thunder

b)

Lightning

c)

Rain

d)

Floods

17.

_____________ can disrupt the nitrogen cycle by adding too much nitrogen to the environment.

a)

Food

b)

GMOs

c)

Rain

d)

Fertilizers

18.

__________ ____________ occur when runoff carries fertilizers into waterways.

a)

Algal blooms

b)

Fertilizer blooms

c)

Green stuff

d)

Mossy plants

19.

In aquariums, __________ and ___________ add nitrogen to the water.

a)

food, water

b)

water, feces

c)

food, feces

d)

fish, feces

20.

Adding __________ _____________ to an aquarium can help remove excess nitrogen from the water!

a)

multiple fish

b)

aquatic plants

c)

toy figurines

d)

pink coral

21.

____________ ___________ disrupts the nitrogen cycle by preventing nitrogen from returning to the soil.

a)

Destroying trees

b)

Dying trees

c)

Leaves and grass

d)

Raking leaves

22.

_______________ ____________ live in ecosystems where nitrogen is scarce, so they digest insects to get it!

a)

Carnivorous plants

b)

Omnivorous plants

c)

Herbivorous plants

d)

Producer plants