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Nitrogen Cycle

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

bacteria

b)

rain

c)

fungi

d)

car exhaust

2.

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

3.

What is the process of combining nitrogen gas with other elements to make nitrogen into usable compounds?

a)

nitrogen composition

b)

nitrogen fixation

c)

ammonia

d)

denitrification

4.

What is the formula for atmospheric nitrogen?

a)

N

b)

N2

c)

NH3

d)

NO3

5.

What process occurs when dead plant and animal matter decomposes and nitrogen is released back into the atmosphere?

a)

Assimilation

b)

Fixation

c)

Ammonification

d)

Denitrification

6.

Plants and animals cannot use nitrogen directly from the air.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

According to this diagram, plants use nitrogen to make _________________________

a)

bacteria

b)

animals

c)

proteins

d)

decomposers

8.

According to this diagram, animals get proteins from eating ________________________

a)

decomposers

b)

bacteria

c)

plants

d)

sunlight

9.

Organisms require nitrogen to make which of the following?

a)

Glucose

b)

Proteins

10.

What is the process where plants use nitrates to grow?

a)

Nitrogen Fixation

b)

Ammonification

c)

Assimilation

d)

Nitrification

11.
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
12.

_____ is the conversion of organic nitrogen into ammonia

a)

Nitrogen Fixation

b)

Ammonification

c)

Denitrification

d)

Assimilation

13.

What happens when too much Nitrogen finds its way to the ocean?

a)

Algae Bloom

b)

Acid Precipitation

c)

Nitrogen Fixation

d)

Decomposition

14.
Plants and animals need nitrogen to make __________.
a)
Protein
b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Lipids
d)
Minerals
15.
Building proteins and DNA is the reason organisms need what substance?
a)
Water
b)
Carbon
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Calcium
16.
Nitrogen rich fertilizers and manure can cause water pollution.
a)
True
b)
False
17.

How do nitrates that are absorbed by plants get into the bodies of animals?

a)

through the food web

b)

through the atmosphere

c)

from the soil

d)

precipitation

18.
Nitrogen fixing bacteria, lives in nodules on the root of a plant called
a)
Broccoli
b)
Legumes
c)
Beats
d)
Carrots
19.
Plants need nitrogen but CANNOT absorb it out of the air. 
a)
True
b)
False
20.

When organisms die, ______________ break down the remains into chemicals containing carbon and nitrogen.

a)

Scavengers

b)

Decomposers

c)

Producers