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Biogeochemical Cycles: Nutrient Cycles

Biogeochemical Cycles: Nutrient Cycles

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Biology

9th - 12th Grade

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NGSS
MS-LS2-3, MS-ESS2-4, MS-LS1-6

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Standards-aligned

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Kaitlin Medeiros

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25 Slides • 23 Questions

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Biogeochemical Cycles: Nutrient Cycles

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True or False: The Nutrient Cycle moves abiotic factors throughout a system.

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False

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Multiple Choice

What is the largest reservoir for water?

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the ocean

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rocks and minerals

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the atmosphere

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glaciers

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Multiple Choice

The water cycle is driven by

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water

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wind

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the sun

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Earth's rotation

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Multiple Choice

When water turns to vapor and rises into the atmosphere from the ocean, it is called

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condensation

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transpiration

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evaporation

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sublimation

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Multiple Choice

In the water cycle, at which point does water enter?

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In the clouds

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In the ocean

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Groundwater

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Through rain, snow, sleet and hail

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There is not a starting point

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Multiple Choice

The movement of water from the atmosphere to land is called

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evaporation

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transpiration

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groundwater storage

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precipitation

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Multiple Choice

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

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Multiple Choice

Human processes mainly contribute to the

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release of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

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decrease of the total amount of carbon found on Earth

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depletion of carbon dioxide reserves in the atmosphere

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increase the amount of carbon contained in rock materials.

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Multiple Choice

Animals use O2 in the process of _____ to make more CO2

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photosynthesis

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fermentation

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cellular respiration

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decomposition

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Multiple Choice

Plants use CO2 in the process of _____ to make _____ and O2

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photosynthesis, greenhouse gases

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photosynthesis, glucose

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cellular respiration, greenhouse gases

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cellular respiration, glucose

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Multiple Choice

Humans obtain carbon by eating plants or eating other animals. Why do humans require carbon?

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For cellular respiration.

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For effective removal of CO2 gas.

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For synthesis of all families of macromolecules.

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For synthesis of lipids and carbohydrates only.

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Multiple Choice

Human activity can increase CO2 levels in the atmosphere through

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Photosynthesis

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Burning of fossil fuels

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Planting more trees

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Removing nitrogen from fertilizer.

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Multiple Choice

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According to the diagram, deforestation

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Can release carbon dioxide gas back into the atmosphere.

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Directly creates fossil fuels.

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Fixes carbon atoms in the soil,

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Removes dissolved carbon dioxide from lakes and rivers.

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Multiple Choice

Carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere by
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Burning fossil fuels 
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Cellular respiration
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Decomposing organic matter
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All answers are correct

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Multiple Choice

Why do living things need nitrogen?

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To get energy

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To make amino acids

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To make proteins

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To make proteins AND amino acids

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Multiple Choice

A particular golf course is using large amounts of nitrogen fertilizer. What process could move this nitrogen into a local stream?
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volatilization
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nitrogen fixation
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runoff
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ammonification

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Multiple Choice

What is the largest reservoir for nitrogen?

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the ocean

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rocks and minerals

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the atmosphere

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bacteria

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Multiple Choice

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

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Multiple Choice

Where is the largest reservoir for the phosphorus cycle?

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rocks and minerals

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the ocean

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the atmopshere

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fossil fuels

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Multiple Choice

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Excess phosphates from fertilizer runoff can

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be used to synthesize lipids.

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be absorbed directly by phosphate rock.

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be decomposed and returned to large bodies of water.

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provide nutrients for algal blooms, which can cause eutrophication.

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Multiple Choice

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

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Multiple Choice

In an ecosystem, what happens to the atoms of certain chemical elements, such as carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen?

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They move into and out of living systems.

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They are only found in abiotic factors.

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They move out of living systems and do not return.

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They move into living systems and remain there.

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Multiple Choice

Describing the cycling of elements between living organisms and the non-living environment.

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Chemical

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Biological

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Geological

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Biogeochemical

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