Biogeochemical Cycles

In a garden, phosphorous is passed from roses to ____ who consume them

• atmosphere

• rabbits

• decomposers

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_____ brings phosphorous into our waterways. .

• precipitation
• runoff
• transpiration
• condensation

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

• Phosphorus enters the atmosphere as phosphates.
• The phosphorus cycle utilizes the processes of erosion, and weathering.
• The phosphorus cycle utilizes bacteria to breakdown phosphates and make them available for plants.

This is released by the weathering of rocks.

• Carbon
• Oxygen
• Phosphorus
• Nitrogen

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Which nutrient is not cycled through the atmosphere and stays only on ground level?

• carbon
• nitrogen
• phosphorus
• water

Which of the following statements are true about Phosphorus?

• Phosphorus is a necessary mineral needed in animals for healthy bone and teeth structure.

• Phosphorus is a necessary mineral needed only in plants

• Phosphorus is apart of the air animals breath in

• Phosphorus is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere

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The major sink (reservoir) for phosphorus is

• sedimentary rock

• atmospheric gases

• seawater

• plants

An algal bloom is the rapid growth of a population of

• fungi

• protozoans

• algae

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What is the only process that removes carbon from the atmosphere?

• combustion
• cellular respiration
• photosynthesis
• decomposition

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This process is responsible for most environmental problems of excess nitrogen and phosphorus from fertilizer entering streams, lakes and oceans.

• decomposition
• emissions from automobiles
• agriculture and house hold runoff
• photosynthesis

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