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nitrogen cycle

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the % of Nitrogen in the air?

a)

21%

b)

87%

c)

78%

d)

50%

2.

Living organisms need Nitrogen to make which of the following?

a)

Glucose

b)

Proteins

c)

Sunlight

d)

Ultraviolet Radiation

3.

How can Nitrogen gas (N2) be fixed into a usable form for plants?

a)

Through the action of bacteria only

b)

Through lightning only

c)

Through the action of bacteria and lightning

4.

True or False- Bacteria fix nitrogen from the atmosphere into a form that plants can use.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False- Animals can get the Nitrogen they need directly from the soil bacteria just like plants do.

a)

True

b)

False

6.
What happens when organisms die and decay? 
a)
Their bodies are lifted up
b)
Their nitrogen returns to the soil
c)
they keep their nitrogen
d)
They stay on earth forever
7.

What converts nitrogen gas into a usable form for plants and animals?

a)

bacteria

b)

rain

c)

fungi

d)

car exhaust

8.

How do animals get the nitrogen they need?

a)

From the air they breathe

b)

From the water they drink

c)

From the food they eat

d)

From the sun

9.

how is Nitrogen fixed naturally ?

a)

Volcanic activity

b)

Lighting

c)

Greenhouse gases

d)

bacteria

e)

Fungs

10.

Some plants contain nitrogen in there _________.

a)

Leaves

b)

Steam

c)

Flower

d)

Roots

11.

What is lable A

a)

Gas

b)

Nitrogen in the Atmosphere

c)

Clouds

d)

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

12.
Organisms that need nitrogen to survive
a)
only plants
b)
only animals
c)
only bacteria
d)
all living organisms
13.
Which type of organism gets its energy directly from the Sun?
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
composer
d)
decomposer
14.
Which statement is true about the carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle?
a)
animals breathe in nitrogen and release oxygen which is used by plants
b)
animals breathe in oxygen and release carbon dioxide which is used by plants
c)
animals breathe in nitrogen and release carbon dioxide which is used by plants
d)
animals breathe in carbon dioxide and release oxygen which is used by plants
15.
Which statement is an example of how plants and animals depend on each other?
a)
animals provide food for plants
b)
animals provide water for plants
c)
animals provide oxygen for plants
d)
animals provide carbon dioxide for plants
16.

All living things use energy and release gas as a waste product. What cycle explains the curculation of these gases?

a)

Water Cycle

b)

Oxygen-Carbon cycle

c)

Nitrogen cycle

17.

Which part of the water cycle includes water vapor gas changing to a liquid?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

18.

A process through which a liquid changes into a gas

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

runoff

19.

The continuous circulation of nitrogen from air to soil to organisms and back to air or soil

a)

water cycle

b)

oxygen-carbon cycle

c)

nitrogen cycle

d)

bi cycle