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Carbon and Nitrogen

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6hrs 0mins

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Class
Date
1.

What process converts nitrogen gas into a biologically useful (fixed) form?

a)

Respiration

b)

Assimilation

c)

Denitrification

d)

Nitrogen fixation

2.

Which organisms play the largest role in converting nitrogen into various usable forms and back to a gas form?

a)

rabbits

b)

bacteria

c)

plants

d)

worms

3.

How do animals get nitrogen to make important biological molecules?

a)

Breathe it in through the air

b)

Fix it from nitrogen gas

c)

Consume other organisms

d)

Assimilate it through the soil

4.

What happens to carbon during the process of photosynthesis?

a)

CO2 is released by plants

b)

CO2 is taken up by plants

c)

organic carbon is taken up through plant roots

d)

carbon is lost through heat

5.

All the gases surrounding Earth are known collectively as the...

a)

hydrosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

lithosphere

6.

The process of breathing in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide into the air (or water) is...

a)

Assimilation

b)

Decomposition

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Respiration

7.

Which of the following best describes the Greenhouse Effect?

a)

when solar radiation reflects off the atmosphere

b)

heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere by greenhouse gases

c)

plants grow better when a greenhouse is filled with CO2

d)

when solar radiation hits Earth's surface directly

8.

Which gas is most abundant in the atmosphere?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

methane

c)

nitrous oxide

d)

nitrogen gas

9.

Which of the following does NOT release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?

a)

volcanic activity

b)

respiration

c)

photosynthesis

d)

fossil fuel combustion

10.

The most abundant Greenhouse Gas in the atmosphere is...

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

nitrogen gas

c)

nitrate

d)

oxygen

11.
Identify the cycle pictured.
a)
The Water cycle
b)
The Carbon cycle
c)
The Nitrogen cycle
d)
The Phosphorus cycle
12.
Identify the cycle pictured.
a)
The Water cycle
b)
The Carbon cycle
c)
The Nitrogen cycle
d)
The Phosphorus cycle