Cycling of Matter

The following are part of the carbon cycle EXCEPT _________.

• respiration
• precipitation
• decomposition
• photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

_______________________ converts nitrogen into a form that plants can absorb.

• Denitrifying bacteria

• Nitrogen fixing bacteria

• Decomposers

• Producers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Plants and animals need nitrogen to make __________.

• Protein
• Carbohydrates
• Lipids
• Nucleic Acids

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

How do animals obtain nitrogen stored in plants?

• Denitrifying bacteria

• Nitrogen fixing bacteria

• Directly from the atmosphere

• They eat the plants

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Organisms that play a role in the nitrogen cycle

• only plants
• only animals
• only bacteria
• plants, animals, & bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which term describes water vapor falling to the ground as rain, snow, sleet or hail?

• Precipiation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Melting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Why is nitrogen fixation necessary?

• Because nitrogen can only be fixed by lightening.

• Because decomposers don't do a good job of it.

• Because animals only like the smell of fixed nitrogen.

• Because organisms can't use free nitrogen.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The process in which water vapor is released into the air through the stoma on the leaves of plants is called __________.

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Condensation

Bacteria in soil change __________ into ingredients plants can use.

• H₂
• O₂
• N₂
• He₂

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which of the following cycles lacks a gas phase? This means that the element does not exist in a gas phase.

• carbon

• nitrogen

• phosphorous

• none of the above