Nutrient Flow Review

What is nutrient cycling?

• The exchange or conversion of nutrients from one form to another through biological and chemical processes

• The continuous movement of water throughout the biosphere

• The process by which ecosystems advance toward a climax community

• The continuous movement of carbon throughout the biosphere

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What is the water cycle also known as?

• The carbon cycle

• The hydrologic cycle

• The nitrogen cycle

• The phosphorus cycle

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Which process begins during photosynthesis when plants release oxygen into the atmosphere?

• Carbon Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Oxygen Cycle

• Phosphorus Cycle

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What is the continuous movement of carbon throughout the biosphere called?

• Water Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Phosphorus Cycle

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What is the process by which ecosystems advance toward a climax community?

• Nutrient Cycling

• Ecological Succession

• Energy Flow

• Food Web

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
• ammonification

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Which nutrient is not cycled through the atmosphere?

• carbon
• nitrogen
• phosphorous
• water

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

• combustion
• cellular respiration
• photosynthesis
• decomposition

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Which process is responsible for converting atmospheric nitrogen into a form usable by plants?

• Nitrogen Fixation

• Photosynthesis

• Decomposition

• Respiration