3.4 Biogeochemical Cycles

Front

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

Back

carbon

Front

What is the role of bacteria in the nitrogen cycle?

Back

convert nitrogen

Front

What process is part of the phosphorus cycle? Think EROSION

Back

sedimentation

Front

Where is the largest reservoir for the phosphorus cycle? Options: rocks and minerals, the ocean, the atmosphere, fossil fuels

Back

rocks and minerals

Front

What source of energy is responsible for moving water in the water cycle?

Back

the sun

Front

What process do consumers do to contribute to the carbon-oxygen cycle? Options: photosynthesis, cellular respiration, decomposition, transpiration

Back

cellular respiration

Front

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

Back

photosynthesis

Front

What converts nitrogen into a useable form for plants and animals? Options: bacteria, fungi, rain

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bacteria

Front

Carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere by: Burning fossil fuels, Cellular respiration, Decomposing organic matter.

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All answers are correct

Front

What gas does a tree release into the atmosphere?

Back

oxygen