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IB Carbon cycle

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the type of organisms that can take up carbon dioxide and convert it into organic compounds

a)

Consumers

b)

Detritivores

c)

Saprotrophs

d)

Autotrophs

2.

State the type of rock that consists mainly of calcium carbonate

(a)  

3.

What deposits form due to the partially decomposed plant matter in acidic and anaerobic conditions?

a)

Peat

b)

Limestone

c)

Coral reefs

d)

Oil

4.

What term describes the transfer of large quantities of carbon from place to another?

(a)  

5.

Identify the process responsible for the greatest flux of carbon

a)

Combustion of fossil fuels

b)

Deforestation

c)

Ocean uptake

d)

Photosynthesis

6.

Identify the gas released through the breakdown of organic matter in anaerobic conditions by a group of prokaryotic archaeans

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Methane

c)

Carbon monoxide

d)

Sulphur dioxide

7.

Identify the process carried out by both heterotrophs and autotrophs that returns carbon dioxide to the atmosphere

a)

Fossilization

b)

Respiration

c)

Partial decomposition

d)

Photosynthesis

8.

State the term that describes a method of carbon storage in an ecosystem

(a)  

9.

Identify the acid that forms when carbon dioxide reacts with water

a)

Hydrochloric acid

b)

Sulphuric acid

c)

Carbonic acid

d)

Nitric acid

10.

Identify the process that is causing a large and increasing quantity of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

a)

Combustion

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Fossilization

d)

Methanogenesis