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Nutrient Recycling

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Carbon Dioxide can be removed from the atmosphere by ___________________________

a)

Respiration of animals

b)

Respiration of plants

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Burning of fossil fuels

2.

Carbon Dioxide can be added to the atmosphere by ___________________________

a)

Respiration of animals

b)

Respiration of plants

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Burning of fossil fuels

3.

What % of soil organic matter is made of soil organic carbon

a)

10%

b)

25%

c)

58%

d)

100%

4.

What % Nitrogen gas is in the atmosphere?

a)

21%

b)

45%

c)

60%

d)

78%

5.

Bacteria called _____________________ fix atmospheric Nitrogen

a)

E. Coli

b)

Lactobacillus

c)

Rhizobium

d)

Streptococcus

6.

Bacteria that fix Nitrogen gas are found in swellings called ______________ which are found in the roots of some plants

a)

Legumes

b)

Ganglion

c)

Nodules

d)

Clover

7.

_______________________ is an example of a plant that has bacteria in its roots that can fix Nitrogen gas

a)

Grass

b)

Dandelion

c)

Dock

d)

Clover

8.

Plants that can fix Nitrogen gas are called ______________

a)

Legumes

b)

Grasses

c)

Weeds

d)

Shrubs

9.

When plants and animals die plant and animal proteins are changed into ___________________

a)

Ammonium Compounds

b)

Nitrites

c)

Nitrates

d)

Amino Acids

10.

When Nitrogen gas is fixed it is changed into ________________

a)

Ammonium Compounds

b)

Nitrites

c)

Nitrates

d)

Amino Acids

11.

When Ammonia is broken down it is changed into ___________

a)

Ammonium Compounds

b)

Nitrites

c)

Nitrates

d)

Amino Acids

12.

_____________________________ is when Ammonia is changed into ntrites and nitrates

a)

Nitrogen Fixation

b)

Nitrification

c)

Denitrification

d)

Decomposition

13.

_____________________________ is when nitrites are changed into nitrates

a)

Nitrogen Fixation

b)

Nitrification

c)

Denitrification

d)

Decomposition

14.

_____________________________ is when nitrates are changed into nitrogen gas

a)

Nitrogen Fixation

b)

Nitrification

c)

Denitrification

d)

Decomposition

15.

_____________________________ is when nitrogen gas is changed into nitrates

a)

Nitrogen Fixation

b)

Nitrification

c)

Denitrification

d)

Decomposition