Biogeochemical cycles

The process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ____.

• condensation

• Evaporation

• transpiration

• exhaling

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

• combustion

• cellular respiration

• photosynthesis

• decomposition

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Where is carbon stored in the environment?

• Fossil fuels

• Wood of trees

• Calcium carbonate (shells and bones)

• All of the above

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

• volatilization

• nitrogen fixation

• runoff and leaching

• ammonification

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

• bacteria

• fungi

• rain

What cycle are fossil fuels part of ?

• carbon

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

What is the largest reservoir for water?

• the ocean

• rocks and minerals

• the atmosphere

• glaciers

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What is the largest reservoir for nitrogen?

• the ocean

• rocks and minerals

• the atmosphere

• bacteria

Carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere by

• Burning fossil fuels 

• Cellular respiration

• Decomposing organic matter

• All answers are correct

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

• They move into and out of living systems.

• They are only found in abiotic factors.

• They move out of living systems and do not return.

• They move into living systems and remain there.

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