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WorksheetsCarbon & Nitrogen Cycles
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 17mins
In what form does carbon return to the atmosphere after it is released from the burning of fossil fuels?
oxygen
water vapor
carbon dioxide
glucose
Where does Photosynthesis get the carbon dioxide it needs?
from photosynthesis
from the water cycle
from cellular respiration
from the nitrogen cycle
Beside Carbon Dioxide, what other gas is a greenhouse gas?
water vapor
nitrgoen gas
carbon gas
glucose
Which gas dissolves in the ocean and is used in Photosynthesis for aquatic plants?
water vapor
nitrogen gas
carbon dioxide
glucose
Which of the following statements is true about carbon and carbon dioxide?
Carbon dioxide returns to the atmosphere as carbon in Photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis returns carbon to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.
Cellular Respiration returns carbon to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.
none of the above
List three ways that cause carbon to be released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide?
burning of fossil fuels
exhaling
photosynthesis
cellular respiration
How is carbon dioxide used in the ocean?
It is used in Cellular Respiration.
It is used in Photosynthesis.
it is as food for the fish.
None of the above.
How much of our atmosphere is made up of nitrogen gas?
25%
55%
78%
95%
Nitrogen is important in the formation of _______. (Pick 3)
proteins
DNA
glucose
RNA
We can breathe in nitrogen from the air and use it just like we use oxygen.
True
False
How do we get nitrogen into our bodies?
We absorb nitrogen from the air we breathe.
We absorb nitrogen from the food we eat.
We absorb nitrogen through our skin when we are outside.
There is no way we can get any nitrogen in our bodies.
The nitrogen cycle includes ___________. (Pick 3)
the atmosphere
the sun
the animals
the soil
Pick 2 ways that nitrogen in the atmosphere enters the soil.
sunlight
wind
snow
rain
Where does nitrogen goes once it is in the soil?
stems of plants
leaves of plants
roots of plants
flowers of plants
What process of the nitrogen cycle occurs in the roots of plants?
Denitrification
Nitrogen fixation
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
What lives in the roots of plants that fix the nitrogen so that plants can use the nitrogen?
bacteria
viruses
malaria
protists
What part of the roots are these nitrogen fixing bacteria found?
roots caps
legumes
root fibers
meristems
What is the general name given to the bacteria that fix nitrogen so that plants can use the nitrogen?
Meristematic bacteria
Oxygenating bacteria
Nitrogen Fixing bacteria
Denitrifying bacteria
_________ can also fix nitrogen gas for plants.
Lightning
People
Animals
Viruses
Animals get nitrogen by ____________.
breathing air
eating plants
dying
being struck by lightning
_____________ bacteria change the nitrates back into nitrogen gas that is then released back into the atmosphere.
Denitrifying
Nitrogen fixing
Ammonifying
Phagocytotic
Certain bacteria and fungi called ________ convert nitrogen in dead plants and animals into ammonia.
producers
omnivores
predators
decomposers
