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IB Biology 4.3

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The diagram shows the carbon cycle. Which two processes correspond to the labelled arrows?

a)

K is combustion and L is catabolism

b)

J is anabolism and K is respiration

c)

J is combustion and K is respiration

d)

J is anabolism and L is catabolism

2.

The diagram shows a version of the carbon cycle. What is indicated by the numbers?

a)

1: death of consumers

2: cell respiration in saprotrophs

3: cell respiration in producers

b)

1: death of consumers

2: incomplete decomposition

3: photosynthesis in producers

c)

1: cell respiration in saprotrophs

2: incomplete decomposition

3: photosynthesis in producers

d)

1: cell respiration in consumers

2: cell respiration in saprotrophs

3: cell respiration in producers

3.

What favors the production of peat?


I. Presence of organic matter

II. Anaerobic conditions

III. Acidic conditions

a)

I and II only

b)

I and III only

c)

II and III only

d)

I, II, and III

4.

The diagram represents the carbon cycle. Which process has the greatest relative role in transferring carbon?

a)

Decomposition

b)

Combustion

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Cell respiration

5.

The diagram shows some of the links of in the carbon cycle.


What processes are taking place and I, II, and III?

a)

I: photosynthesis

II: fossilization

III: combustion

b)

I: cell respiration

II: fossilization

III: greenhouse effect

c)

I: photosynthesis

II: decomposition

III: combustion

d)

I: cell respiration

II: decomposition

III: greenhouse effect

6.

How is peat formed?

a)

From methanogenic archaeans under anaerobic and acidic conditions in deep sea vents

b)

From partially decomposed organic matter under anaerobic and acidic conditions in waterlogged soils

c)

From porous limestone under high pressure, aerobic and alkaline conditions in ocean beds

d)

From bituminous coal under high pressure, anaerobic and acidic conditions below ground

7.

The diagram shows the carbon cycle. Which letter indicates respiration?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
9.
Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?
a)
water
b)
nutrients
c)
air
d)
fossil fuels
10.
If the plant population decreased, the amount of carbon would _________.
a)
Stay the same
b)
Increase
c)
Decrease
11.

Which of the following creates a calcium carbonate structure?

a)

plants

b)

cows

c)

corals

d)

decomposers

12.

How do animals get carbon?

a)

By eating plants and or other animals.

b)

They absorb it from the atmosphere.

c)

From the ground

d)

They do not get carbon from anywhere.

13.

How does carbon become locked inside the earth?

a)

Tree roots expel carbon into the soil as they grow.

b)

Humans use machines to pump carbon dioxide into large underground rocks.

c)

Rocks become richer in carbon as time goes by.

d)

The carbon-rich bodies of plants and animals decay into the earth after they die.

14.

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

15.

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

16.

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

17.

Identify the acid that forms when carbon dioxide reacts with water

a)

Hydrochloric acid

b)

Sulphuric acid

c)

Carbonic acid

d)

Nitric acid

18.

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