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Cycles of Matter

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Greenhouse gases __________.

a)
make plants green
b)
trap heat from the sun
c)
decrease the earth's temperature
2.
Why do organisms need nitrogen?
a)
to allow us to use oxygen
b)
to build muscle tissue
c)
to protect the blood supply
3.

Where is free nitrogen "fixed"?

a)

on the roots of plants

b)

in the stems of plants

c)
in the decomposers
4.

Rain, sleet, snow, and hail are all forms of __________.

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

5.
Which of the following best explains why nitrogen fixation must take place?
a)

Nitrogen in the atmosphere is unusable to plants and animals.

b)

Nitrogen must be returned to the atmosphere.

c)

Animals must breathe in nitrogen.

6.
What is the overall purpose of photosynthesis?
a)

To use energy from the sun to produce food for the plant.

b)

To use energy from the sun to produce oxygen for animals to breathe.

c)

To break down food in order to produce carbon dioxide.

7.

How do animals get the nitrogen they need to build muscle?

a)
from the air they breathe
b)
from the water they drink
c)
from the food they eat
8.

__________ are organisms that break down organic matter and release nitrogen back into atmosphere.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Plants

c)

Animals

9.

When nitrogen gas is turned in to a form that plants and animals can use is called __________.

a)

photosynthesis

b)

decomposition

c)

nitrogen fixation

10.

Which describes the relationship between plants and animals in the carbon cycle?

a)

Plants produce and release oxygen that animals need.

b)

Plants produce and release carbon dioxide that animals need.

c)

Animals produce and release oxygen that plants need.

11.

A correct path that nitrogen could take would be

a)

air -> animals -> plants -> bacteria

b)

animals -> air -> bacteria -> plants

c)

air -> bacteria -> plants -> animals

12.

After plants and animals contain nitrogen, what puts it back into atmosphere and soil?

a)

decomposition

b)

precipitation

c)

condensation

13.

In the carbon cycle, producers take in the gas __________.

a)
carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
14.

Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become __________.

a)
water
b)
air
c)
fossil fuels
15.
Which of the following is a major cause of air pollution?
a)
burning fossil fuels
b)
using wind and solar energy
c)
releasing waste into streams
16.

Animals releasing water into the Earth system through liquid and solid waste.

a)

Excretion

b)

Perspiration

c)

Transpiration

17.

Animals releasing water into the Earth system through sweat.

a)

Excretion

b)

Perspiration

c)

Condensation

18.

Plants taking up water through their roots.

a)

Transpiration

b)

Osmosis

c)

Evaporation

19.

What step of the water cycle does this picture show?

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Evaporation

20.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)

precipitation

c)
transpiration
21.
What letter is condensation?
a)
k
b)
h
c)
x
d)
s
22.
In the water cycle, the sun provides
a)
energy for water to evaporate from oceans, lakes and rivers.
b)
water for evaporation to happen. 
c)
energy to produce electricity. 
23.
What number would represent photosynthesis in this
diagram?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
24.
What PART of the plant stops transpiration?
a)
cuticle
b)
stomata
c)
chloroplast
d)
root hairs
25.

Number 5 in this picture is showing

a)

Precipitation

b)

Condensation

c)

Collection

d)

Evaporation

26.
What cycle is demonstrated in the diagram?
a)
The Carbon cycle
b)
The Water cycle
c)
The Nitrogen cycle
27.

How does carbon get from the atmosphere into organisms?

a)

Decomposition

b)

Respirataion

c)

Photosynthesis

28.

What cycle is this?

a)

Carbon Cycle

b)

Nitrogen Cycle

c)

Water Cycle

29.

OXygen leaving a plant through the stomata and entering the atmosphere.

a)
diffusion
b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

30.
Where is there a low concentration of dye?
a)
at the bottom of cup
b)
in the color
c)
at the top of cup 
d)
no concenteraion gradient
31.
What is the definition of  Selective Permeability?
a)
The movement of materials across the cell membrane that requires NO ENERGY from the cell.
b)
The ability of the cell membrane to allow some things to pass through while preventing other things from passing through.
c)
The movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to a area of low concentration 
32.

The part of the cell that regulates what enters and exits it.

a)

cell membrane

b)

chloroplast

c)

mitochondria

33.

Osmosis is the diffusion of which molecule?

a)

Water

b)

Sugar

c)

Carbon dioxide

34.

Diffusion mean to...

a)

...come together.

b)

...make groups.

c)

...spread out.

35.
What gas is released into the air during cellular respiration?
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
water 
36.

What two things are needed for cellular respiration to happen in a cell?

a)

glucose & oxygen

b)

water & carbon dioxide

c)

glucose & water

37.

The primary purpose of cellular respiration is to produce ___.

a)

ATP

b)

glucose

c)

heat

38.

Identify the cellular organelle that the process of cellular respiration occurs in:

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

nucleus

39.

Getting glucose into cells requires __________.

a)

osmosis

b)

diffusion

c)

active transport

40.

Water moving through the inner layers of a leaf during photosynthesis.

a)

osmosis

b)

diffusion

c)

active transport