Carbon Cycle Quiz Review

Which carbon reservoir have humans depleted by burning the products in that reservoir?

• aquifer

• atmosphere

• fossil fuel deposits

• terrestrial biomass

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

What step of the carbon cycle is occurring when a plant absorbs carbon dioxide for photosynthesis?

• assimilation

• recharge

• release

• reservoir

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the four carbon reservoirs receives most of the carbon from industrial combustion, or the burning of fossil fuels?

• atmosphere

• fossil fuel deposits

• oceans

• terrestrial biomass

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

What would happen if a plant lacked chlorophyll in its leaves?

• The plant would produce more carbon dioxide.

• The plant could not absorb light energy to begin photosynthesis.

• The plant would store more glucose in the form of starch.

• The plant would no longer require water to sustain its life processes.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the consequence of an increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?

• daylight savings

• 
  increase in populations of polar animals

• 
  increase in global temperature

• maximizes the filtering of the sun's radiation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which of the following gases in the atmosphere is not considered a main contributor to the greenhouse effect?

• oxygen

• nitrous oxide

• methane

• carbon dioxide

Max ate a sandwich for their lunch.

Which of the following words describes Max?

• 
  autotroph

• 
  greenhouse gas

• heterotroph

• mineral

Plants utilize energy stored in glucose to perform their life functions.

What process captures and stores that energy?

• 
  carbon cycle

• 
  nitrogen cycle

• photosynthesis

• phosphorus cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What would happen if heat were not trapped in Earth's atmosphere?

• All the water on Earth would freeze.

• The polar ice caps would melt.

• 
  There would be no seasons.

• 
  It would always be daylight.

All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3