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Carbon & Nitrogen Cycles

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what form does carbon return to the atmosphere after it is released from the burning of fossil fuels?

a)

oxygen

b)

water vapor

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

glucose

2.

Where does Photosynthesis get the carbon dioxide it needs?

a)

from photosynthesis

b)

from the water cycle

c)

from cellular respiration

d)

from the nitrogen cycle

3.

Beside Carbon Dioxide, what other gas is a greenhouse gas?

a)

water vapor

b)

nitrgoen gas

c)

carbon gas

d)

glucose

4.

Which gas dissolves in the ocean and is used in Photosynthesis for aquatic plants?

a)

water vapor

b)

nitrogen gas

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

glucose

5.

Which of the following statements is true about carbon and carbon dioxide?

a)

Carbon dioxide returns to the atmosphere as carbon in Photosynthesis.

b)

Photosynthesis returns carbon to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.

c)

Cellular Respiration returns carbon to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.

d)

none of the above

6.

List three ways that cause carbon to be released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide?

a)

burning of fossil fuels

b)

exhaling

c)

photosynthesis

d)

cellular respiration

7.

How is carbon dioxide used in the ocean?

a)

It is used in Cellular Respiration.

b)

It is used in Photosynthesis.

c)

it is as food for the fish.

d)

None of the above.

8.

How much of our atmosphere is made up of nitrogen gas?

a)

25%

b)

55%

c)

78%

d)

95%

9.

Nitrogen is important in the formation of _______. (Pick 3)

a)

proteins

b)

DNA

c)

glucose

d)

RNA

10.

We can breathe in nitrogen from the air and use it just like we use oxygen.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

How do we get nitrogen into our bodies?

a)

We absorb nitrogen from the air we breathe.

b)

We absorb nitrogen from the food we eat.

c)

We absorb nitrogen through our skin when we are outside.

d)

There is no way we can get any nitrogen in our bodies.

12.

The nitrogen cycle includes ___________. (Pick 3)

a)

the atmosphere

b)

the sun

c)

the animals

d)

the soil

13.

Pick 2 ways that nitrogen in the atmosphere enters the soil.

a)

sunlight

b)

wind

c)

snow

d)

rain

14.

Where does nitrogen goes once it is in the soil?

a)

stems of plants

b)

leaves of plants

c)

roots of plants

d)

flowers of plants

15.

What process of the nitrogen cycle occurs in the roots of plants?

a)

Denitrification

b)

Nitrogen fixation

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Cellular Respiration

16.

What lives in the roots of plants that fix the nitrogen so that plants can use the nitrogen?

a)

bacteria

b)

viruses

c)

malaria

d)

protists

17.

What part of the roots are these nitrogen fixing bacteria found?

a)

roots caps

b)

legumes

c)

root fibers

d)

meristems

18.

What is the general name given to the bacteria that fix nitrogen so that plants can use the nitrogen?

a)

Meristematic bacteria

b)

Oxygenating bacteria

c)

Nitrogen Fixing bacteria

d)

Denitrifying bacteria

19.

_________ can also fix nitrogen gas for plants.

a)

Lightning

b)

People

c)

Animals

d)

Viruses

20.

Animals get nitrogen by ____________.

a)

breathing air

b)

eating plants

c)

dying

d)

being struck by lightning

21.

_____________ bacteria change the nitrates back into nitrogen gas that is then released back into the atmosphere.

a)

Denitrifying

b)

Nitrogen fixing

c)

Ammonifying

d)

Phagocytotic

22.

Certain bacteria and fungi called ________ convert nitrogen in dead plants and animals into ammonia.

a)

producers

b)

omnivores

c)

predators

d)

decomposers