Nutrient Cycling

Chemical process that animals and plants use to obtain energy.

• Transpiration

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Percolation

• Denitrification

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

One of the nutrient cycles moves from an atmospheric gaseous form to the soil through both abiotic and biotic processes, moves through the food web, then is returned to the soil or to the atmosphere. Which cycle fits this description?

• Nitrogen

• Carbon

• Phosphorus

• Water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What are two elements that algae thrive on?

• Nitrogen

• Carbon

• Phosphorus

• Water

• Oxygen

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which biogeochemical cycle is least dependent on biotic processes?

• Nitrogen

• Carbon

• Phosphorus

• Water

• Oxygen

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following nutrients has only a short-term biogeochemical cycle?

• Nitrogen

• Carbon

• Phosphorus

• Water

• Oxygen

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What organism is responsible for nitrogen fixation?

• plants

• humans

• bacteria

• viruses

• mice

Which cycle is shown in this diagram?

• Nitrogen

• Carbon

• Phosphorus

• Water

• Oxygen

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which cycle is shown in this diagram?

• Nitrogen

• Carbon

• Phosphorus

• Water

• Oxygen

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which cycle is shown in this diagram?

• Nitrogen

• Carbon

• Phosphorus

• Water

• Oxygen

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Process by which liquid water turns into a vapor and is deposited into the atmosphere.

• Transpiration

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Percolation

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4