Biogeochemical Cycles Review Question Preview (ID: 42340)


Water Cycle, Carbon/oxygen Cycle, And Nitrogen Cycle. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

By what process is carbon dioxide removed from the air and used to by plants to make sugars?
a) photosynthesis
b) decomposition
c) cellular respiration
d) combustion

By what process does the decaying bodies of plants and animals release carbon dioxide into the air?
a) photosynthesis
b) decomposition
c) cellular respiration
d) combustion

By what process do plants and animals break down sugars and release carbon dioxide into the air?
a) photosynthesis
b) decomposition
c) cellular respiration
d) combustion

By what process is oxygen removed from the air to be used by plants and animals to break down sugars to create cellular energy?
a) photosynthesis
b) decomposition
c) cellular respiration
d) combustion

Which of the following term refers to the burning of organic matter, such a leaves and fossil fuels?
a) photosynthesis
b) decomposition
c) cellular respiration
d) combustion

By what process is oxygen released into the air as plants and algae make sugars?
a) photosynthesis
b) decomposition
c) cellular respiration
d) combustion

By what process do soil bacteria and lightning strikes remove nitrogen from the air?
a) nitrification
b) denitrification
c) nitrogen fixation
d) ammonification

By what process do bacteria convert ammonium into nitrates?
a) nitrification
b) denitrification
c) nitrogen fixation
d) ammonification

By what process do plants take nitrates into their roots so they can have nitrogen to make proteins?
a) nitrification
b) assimilation
c) ammonification
d) nitrogen fixation

By what process is nitrogen found in waste and decomposing organisms converted into ammonium.
a) denitrification
b) assimilation
c) ammonification
d) nitrogen fixation

By what process do soil bacteria convert nitrogen back into a gas and return it to the air?
a) nitrification
b) denitrification
c) nitrogen fixation
d) decomposition

By what process is liquid water converted into a vapor and returned to the air?
a) evaporation
b) transpiration
c) condensation
d) precipitation

By what process is water in the leaves of plants converted into a vapor and returned to the air?
a) evaporation
b) transpiration
c) condensation
d) precipitation

By what process does water in the atmosphere cools and forms clouds?
a) evaporation
b) transpiration
c) condensation
d) precipitation

By water process is water removed from the atmosphere and returns to Earth in the from of rain, snow, or sleet?
a) evaporation
b) transpiration
c) condensation
d) precipitation

By what process does water travel over the surface of the earth and enter a body of water?
a) Run-off
b) Infiltration
c) Seepage
d) Root uptake

By what process does water seep into the soil and forms groundwater reservoirs?
a) Run-off
b) Infiltration
c) Root uptake
d) Ponding

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