BIO: Biogeochemical Cycles

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The process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ____.

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transpiration

Front

Why do living things need nitrogen?

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To make proteins AND amino acids

Front

What is the only process that removes carbon from the atmosphere? Options: combustion, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, decomposition

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photosynthesis

Front

Where is carbon stored in the environment?

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All of the above (Fossil fuels, Wood of trees, Calcium carbonate - shells and bones)

Front

These gases, such as carbon dioxide, trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere causing global warming.

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Green House gases

Front

What process could move nitrogen from a golf course using large amounts of nitrogen fertilizer into a local stream?

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runoff

Front

What converts nitrogen into a useable form for plants and animals?

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bacteria

Front

Which nutrient is not cycled through the atmosphere? Options: carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous, water

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phosphorous

Front

What is released by the weathering of rocks? Options: Carbon, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Nitrogen

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Phosphorus

Front

What cycle are fossil fuels part of? Options: carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus

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carbon