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Carbon and Nitrogen Cycle

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
oxygen is a gas produced by _ and used by  _ 
a)
plants and animals 
b)
photosynthesis and carbon dioxide 
c)
animals and plants 
d)
carbon dioxide and photosynthesis
2.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
3.
Combustion is another word for __________.
a)
Transportation
b)
Respiration
c)
Fossil Fuels
d)
Burning
4.

Which statement is an example of how carbon moves through a food chain as part of the cycle?

a)

Producers release carbon dioxide, and consumers take it it.

b)

Producers take in carbon dioxide, and consumers release it.

c)

Producers take in carbon from the soil, and they release it when they decompose.

d)

Producers release carbon into the soil, and consumers take it in from the soil.

5.

When organisms die, what process returns their carbon back into the atmosphere?

a)

Respiration

b)

Decomposition

c)

Combustion

d)

Erosion

6.

Choose all the items made out of carbon

a)

Food

b)

Animals

c)

Plants

d)

Tennis Racket

e)

Pretty much everything

7.

What is causing global warming? (Choose All That Apply)

a)

The earth is too close to the sun

b)

There is too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

c)

Because we're running out of water

d)

Because we're cutting down all the trees and not planting more

8.

Which of the following is an example of a decomposer that can help break down dead organisms & waste?

a)

plant

b)

horse

c)

mushroom

d)

cow

9.

The constant movement of nitrogen through the biotic & abiotic parts of an ecosystem is known as the ______.

a)

water cycle

b)

nitrogen cycle

c)

carbon cycle

d)

life cycle

10.

True or False...Bacteria play a very important role in the nitrogen cycle.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The process of bacteria in the soil changing extra nitrates back into atmospheric nitrogen so that it can reenter the atmosphere & continue the cycle is known as _____.

a)

ammonification

b)

nitrification

c)

fixation

d)

denitrification

12.

The process of decomposers like fungi & bacteria breaking down dead organic matter & waste material and turning nitrogen into ammonia is known as ____.

a)

ammonification

b)

nitrification

c)

fixation

d)

denitrification

13.

The process of bacteria in the soil changing atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia is known as ______.

a)

nitrification

b)

assimilation

c)

fixation

d)

denitrification

14.

Organisms that need nitrogen to survive.

a)

only plants

b)

only animals

c)

only bacteria

d)

all living things

15.

A correct path that nitrogen could take would be

a)

air -> animals -> plants -> bacteria

b)

animals -> air -> bacteria -> plants

c)

bacteria -> air -> plants -> animals

d)

air -> bacteria -> plants -> animals