Study Guide Review - Nutrient Cycles

Study Guide Review - Nutrient Cycles

Multiple Choice

What is the energy source that keeps the Water Cycle going?

• rain

• the Sun

• lava

• sleet

Multiple Select

Check the examples of precipitation

• rain

• snow

• lakes

• sleet

• ocean

Fill in the Blank

The water cycle allows _____________ to go from the clouds and back to the Earth.

Multiple Choice

What is it called water heats up and turns into a water vapor

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Runoff

• Precipitation

Multiple Choice

What is it called water heats up and turns into a water vapor

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Runoff

• Precipitation

Multiple Choice

The circulation of the element Carbon among Earth's atmosphere, land, oceans, and organisms is called _____________.

• the Carbon Cycle

• the Oxygen Cycle

• the Carbon dioxide Cycle

• the Water Cycle

Multiple Choice

Combustion is another word for _______________.

• a train

• a bus

• a dog

• burning

Multiple Choice

Carbon enters the soil through dead plant or animal matter.

• Decomposition

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Diffusion

Multiple Choice

When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the _______________________ as carbon dioxide.

• Water

• Atmosphere

• Sun

• Ground

Multiple Choice

What organisms in the ocean absorb the most carbon dioxide?

• Algae and marine plants

• Ocean mammals, like whales and dolphins

• Fish

• Coral

Multiple Choice

Where can you find carbon?

• Only in Earth's atmosphere

• Inside all water molecules

• Inside the sun

• Inside every living thing on Earth

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are fossil fuels?

• Coal, water, oil

• Oxygen, coal, oil

• Coal, Oil, Natural Gas

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

Through the process of photosynthesis, plants pull CO₂ from the air to make plant food for themselves.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Plants use ____________ to make their own food

• Water

• Sunlight

• Carbon dioxide

• All of these

Multiple Choice

Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?

• water
• nutrients
• air
• fossil fuels

Multiple Choice

Oxygen is a gas produced by _ and used by _

• plants and animals

• photosynthesis and carbon dioxide

• animals and plants

• carbon dioxide and photosynthesis

Multiple Choice

Oxygen is a gas produced by _ and used by _

• plants and animals

• photosynthesis and carbon dioxide

• animals and plants

• carbon dioxide and photosynthesis

Multiple Choice

Plants and animals need nitrogen to make __________.

• Protein
• Carbohydrates
• Lipids
• Minerals

Multiple Choice

Plants and animals cannot use nitrogen directly from the air.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is the process of combining nitrogen gas with other elements to make nitrogen into usable compounds?

• nitrogen composition

• nitrogen fixation

• ammonia

• denitrification

Multiple Choice

How do animals get the nitrogen they need?

• From the air they breathe

• From the water they drink

• From the food they eat

• From the sun

Multiple Choice

How is nitrogen "fixed" into a usable form for plants?

• Through action of bacteria only

• Through lightning only

• Through action of bacteria and lightning

• Through photosynthesis

Multiple Choice

Organisms that need nitrogen to survive.

• only plants

• only animals

• only bacteria

• all living things

Multiple Choice

What converts nitrogen gas into a usable form for plants and animals?

• bacteria

• rain

• fungi

• car exhaust

Multiple Choice

What converts nitrogen gas into a usable form for plants and animals?

• bacteria

• rain

• fungi

• car exhaust

Open Ended

Describe how the recent volcanic eruption of St. Vincent's La Soufrière Volcano will disrupt one or more nutrient cycles.