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Nitrogen Cycle Quick Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is nitrogen so important to living things?

(Choose 2)

a)

It's in carbohydrates

b)

It's in fat

c)

It's in protein

d)

It's in DNA

2.

If you were a nitrogen atom and were allowed to keep going, would your journey ever end?

a)

yes

b)

no

3.

What percentage of Earth's atmosphere is Nitrogen?

a)

10%

b)

27%

c)

95%

d)

78%

4.

Can we use the nitrogen in the air?

a)

Yes

b)

No

5.

Which process changes nitrogen (in the air) into usable nitrogen in the soil?
(Think of nitrogen in the air as BROKEN)

a)

Nitrification

b)

Decay

c)

Fixation

d)

Synthesis

6.

How do plants get nitrogen?

a)

They absorb it through their roots (from the soil)

b)

They get it from the air

c)

They get it through their leaves

d)

They get it from the sun

7.

How do animals get nitrogen?

a)

breath it in

b)

eat plants or other animals

c)

absorb it from the soil

d)

it's magic

8.

Which process allows nitrogen in dead plants and animals to be returned to the soil?

a)

fixation

b)

denitrification

c)

decomposition

d)

synthesis

9.

Which of these is NOT a way that nitrogen is fixed?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Forest Fires

c)

Lightning

d)

Eaten by animals

10.

When do animals lose nitrogen?

a)

When they poop or die

b)

When they breathe out

c)

When they are hit by lightning

d)

When they drink water