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The biogeochemical Cycles

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is NOT a process of the water cycle?
a)
precipitation
b)
freezing
c)
transpiration
d)
evaporation
2.

Why do living things need nitrogen?

a)

To get energy

b)

To make amino acids

c)

To make proteins

d)

To make proteins AND amino acids

3.
Where is carbon stored in the environment?
a)
Fossil fuels
b)
Wood of trees
c)
Calcium carbonate (shells and bones)
d)
All of the above
4.
What converts nitrogen into a useable form for plants and animals?
a)
bacteria
b)
fungi
c)
rain
5.
Which nutrient is not cycled through the atmosphere?
a)
carbon
b)
nitrogen
c)
phosphorous
d)
water
6.
This is released by the weathering of rocks.
a)
Carbon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Phosphorus
d)
Nitrogen
7.

What cycle are fossil fuels part of ?

a)

carbon

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrogen

d)

phosphorus

8.

What is the largest reservoir for nitrogen?

a)

the ocean

b)

rocks and minerals

c)

the atmosphere

d)

bacteria

9.

The carbon in coal, oil, and natural gas came from

a)

the combustion of fossil fuels

b)

the remains of dead organisms

c)

carbon-fixing bacteria in swamp soil

d)

carbon dioxide dissolved in ocean water

10.

Nitrogen fixation is the process in which certain bacteria convert nitrogen gas into

a)

liquid nitrogen

b)

nitrates

c)

nitrites

d)

ammonia

11.

Plant roots directly obtain water from

a)

Water vapor

b)

Groundwater stored below the soil

c)

Precipitation

d)

Water runoff from rivers and streams

12.

According to the diagram, geologic activity, such as volcanoes,

a)

Increases the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere.

b)

Decreases the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere.

13.

This is a process where liquid water changes into water vapor

a)

Evaporation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Condensation

14.

This is a process in the nitrogen cycle in which ammonia is converted into nitrite and then to nitrate with the help of bacteria

a)

Nitrogen Fixation

b)

Nitrification

c)

Ammonification

d)

Denitrification

15.

In the carbon-oxygen cycle, which of the following generates carbon dioxide and utilizes oxygen?

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Chemicals

d)

Gases

16.
Identify the cycle pictured.
a)
The Water cycle
b)
The Carbon cycle
c)
The Nitrogen cycle
d)
The Phosphorus cycle
17.
Identify the cycle pictured.
a)
The Water cycle
b)
The Carbon cycle
c)
The Nitrogen cycle
d)
The Phosphorus cycle
18.

Process by which animals obtain and digest nutrients by consuming plants or other animals.

a)

Consumption

b)

Excretion

c)

Decomposition

d)

Respiration

19.

Process by which decomposers break down dead plants and animals and return the nutrients to the soil.

a)

Respiration

b)

Decomposition

c)

Assimilation

d)

Leaching

20.

Process where plants take in CO2 from the atmosphere to make their own food.

a)

Respiration

b)

Combustion

c)

Nitrification

d)

Photosynthesis