Biogeochemical Cycles Quiz Review

How does water leave the Earth’s surface and go into the atmosphere?

• 1. Through transpiration

• 1. Through evaporation

• 1. Through precipitation

• 1. Through condensation

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How does water return to Earth’s surface?

• 1. Through precipitation

• 1. Through evaporation

• Through transpiration

• Through condensation

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How is carbon brought to Earth’s surface?

• 1. Through photosynthesis

• Through eutrophication

• 1. Through assimilation

• Through extraction of fossil fuels

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Why is Phosphorus a limiting nutrient?

• 1. Because it enters the atmosphere too quickly for it to be absorbed by plants

• Because the Phosphorus Cycle takes too long to process phosphorus

• Because of the Lorax

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How is Nitrogen returned to the atmosphere?

• 1. Nitrogen fixation

• Assimilation

• Nitrification

• Denitrification

How is Nitrogen taken in by plants and animals?

• 1. Nitrogen fixation

• 2. Assimilation

• 3. Nitrification

• Denitrification

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How is Nitrogen (N2) converted from the atmosphere into usable products?

• Nitrogen fixation

• Assimilation

• Nitrification

• Denitrification

What happens when there is an excess of Phosphorus and Nitrogen?

• Assimilation

• Eutrophication

• 3. Evaporation

• 1. Hail

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The ocean was the reservoir for which 2 biogeochemical cycles?

• 1. Water & Nitrogen

• 1. Nitrogen & Phosphorus

• 1. Water & Carbon

• 1. Carbon & Nitrogen

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