Quiz about Cycling of Matter

Question 1

The process in which water vapor is released into the air through the stoma on the leaves of plants is called __________.

Accepted Answer

Transpiration

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Evaporation

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Precipitation

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Condensation

Question 2

The following are part of the carbon cycle EXCEPT _________.

Accepted Answer

precipitation

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respiration

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decomposition

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photosynthesis

Question 3

Long-term process of the carbon cycle can form the following __________.

Accepted Answer

limestone

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sandstone

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coquina

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basalt

Question 4

Bacteria in soil change __________ into ingredients plants can use.

Accepted Answer

N2

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H2

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O2

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He2

Question 5

Plants rely heavily on ____ in the nitrogen cycle to incorporate nitrogen into organic compounds

Accepted Answer

bacteria

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viruses

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fungi

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oxygen

Question 6

Green plants and algae make their own food through photosynthesis. What is photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

a cell process that uses energy from sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into food

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a cell process that uses energy from sunlight to convert water and oxygen into food

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a cell process that uses energy from sunlight to convert water and glucose into food

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a cell process that uses energy from sunlight to convert water and chlorophyll into food

Question 7

_______________________ converts nitrogen into a form that plants can absorb.

Accepted Answer

Nitrogen fixing bacteria

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Denitrifying bacteria

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Decomposers

Question 8

How do animals obtain nitrogen stored in plants?

Accepted Answer

They eat the plants

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Denitrifying bacteria

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Nitrogen fixing bacteria

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Directly from the atmosphere

Question 9

Which of the following cycles lacks a gas phase? This means that the element does not exist in a gas phase.

Accepted Answer

phosphorous

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carbon

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nitrogen

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none of the above

Question 10

Where can you find carbon?

Accepted Answer

Inside every living thing on Earth

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Only in the Earth's atmosphere

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Inside all water molecules

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Inside the sun

Question 11

Decomposition releases __________ into the soil

Accepted Answer

nitrogen

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hydrogen

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oxygen

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helium

Question 12

When water moves downward through spaces in rock or soil it becomes __________.

Accepted Answer

groundwater

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runoff

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a stream

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a lake

Question 13

What effect does the sun have on surface water?

Accepted Answer

it causes it to evaporate

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it causes it to boil

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it causes it to rain

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it causes it to sink

Question 14

Which of the following most accurately describes the path of a nitrogen molecule through the environment?

Accepted Answer

It moves through the environment repeatedly, but not necessarily in the same order

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It moves through the environment once--going from gas, to solid, and back to gas

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It moves through the environment repeatedly, and always in the same order

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It moves through the environment twice, then disappears

Question 15

How does carbon become locked inside the earth?

Accepted Answer

The carbon-rich bodies of plants and animals decay into the earth after they die

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Tree roots expel carbon into the soil as they grow

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Humans use machines to pump carbon dioxide into large underground tanks

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Rocks become richer in carbon as time goes on

Question 16

Phosphorous is passed from plants to ____ who eat them

Accepted Answer

animals

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plants

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scavengers

Question 17

Which of the following statements is true of the phosphorus cycle?

Accepted Answer

The phosphorus cycle utilizes the processes of erosion, and weathering.

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Phosphorus enters the atmosphere as phosphates.

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Phosphates are used in carbohydrate and glucose storage.

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The phosphorus cycle utilizes bacteria to breakdown phosphates and make them available for plants.

Question 18

What role do decomposers play in the phosphorous cycle?

Accepted Answer

return phosphorous into the soil

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absorb phosphorous

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release phosphorous into atmosphere

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combustion

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Atmosphere

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Water

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Sun

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Air

Question 20

How do living organisms return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?

Accepted Answer

decomposition and respiration

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respiration and photosynthesis

Question 21

Organisms that play a role in the nitrogen cycle

Accepted Answer

plants, animals, & bacteria

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only plants

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only animals

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only bacteria

Question 22

Plants and animals need nitrogen to make __________.

Accepted Answer

Protein

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Carbohydrates

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Lipids

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Nucleic Acids

Question 23

When nitrogen gas is turned in to a form that plants and animals can use is called

Accepted Answer

Nitrogen Fixation

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Combustion

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Photosynthesis

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Decomposition

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