Quiz #2 - Biogeochemical Cycles

Water vapor leaving leaves and returning into the atmosphere is called:

• transpiration

• evaporation

• condensation

• vascular tissue

Nitrogen found in animal waste and decomposing materials is usually in this form:

• ammonium (NH4)

• nitrates (NO3)

• nitrogen gas (N2)

• nitrites (NO2)

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Why do humans need nitrogen? (Select 2 answers)

• It builds proteins

• It builds lipids

• It builds carbohydrates

• It builds DNA

How is nitrogen returned to the atmosphere?

• denitrification

• decomposition

• condensation

• respiration

How is N2 (nitrogen gas) converted to NH4 (ammonium) and NO3 (nitrates)?

• Bacteria convert N2 into ammonium and nitrates

• Invertebrates convert N2 into ammonium and nitrates

• Solar Energy convert N2 into ammonium and nitrates

• Plants convert N2 into ammonium and nitrates

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Select 2 answers.

Animals receive nitrogen by:

• eating plants

• eating other animals

• breathing

• cellular respiration

How do plants get nitrogen?

• atmosphere

• from the soil

• from a fungus

• from the water

Process in which water changes from liquid to a gas

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

• transpiration

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Process in which water changes from gas to a liquid

• evaporation

• infiltration

• condensation

• transpiration

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Process in which water falls back to earth through:

• evaporation

• infiltration

• condensation

• precipitation

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