Biogeochemical Cycles

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Which process takes Carbon Dioxide from the air and converts it into a form of carbon used by living things? Options: Precipitation, Photosynthesis, Respiration, Bioremediation

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Photosynthesis

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Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and water vapor trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere causing global warming.

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Greenhouse gases

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Why is carbon necessary for life?

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excellent bond former.

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Respiration is the process by which ____________ is consumed and _______________ is produced.

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oxygen, carbon dioxide

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What process could move nitrogen from fertilizer into a local stream?

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runoff

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Growing legumes such as alfalfa, peas or soy beans increases the process of

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nitrogen fixation

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Role of nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the nitrogen cycle:

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Nitrogen-fixing bacteria convert nitrogen gas into ammonia.

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Organisms use nitrogen to form: carbohydrates and lipids, proteins and lipids, lipids and nucleic acids, proteins and nucleic acids

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proteins and nucleic acids

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The nitrogen cycle is a biogeochemical cycle because it moves?

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between the 4 different spheres 

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This is a picture of the: nitrogen cycle, carbon cycle, water cycle, plant cycle

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nitrogen cycle