Biogeochemical Cycles

Front

Which is NOT a process of the water cycle? Options: precipitation, freezing, transpiration, evaporation

Back

freezing

Front

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

Back

transpiration

Front

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

Back

photosynthesis

Front

Where is carbon stored in the environment? Options: Fossil fuels, Wood of trees, Calcium carbonate (shells and bones), All of the above

Back

All of the above

Front

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

Back

bacteria

Front

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

Back

phosphorous

Front

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

Back

Phosphorus

Front

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

Back

carbon

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 is the largest reservoir for water?

Back

the ocean