Biogeochemical cycles

Nora noticed that after a heavy rain, the nearby pond had an unusual amount of algae. She learned in science class that excess fertilizers might enter into an aquatic ecosystem through

(a)  

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Runoff

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is the term for the release of water vapor from plant leaves?

• precipitation

• sublimation

• transpiration

• respiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

David is observing a pot of water on the stove. What is the process during which water changes from a liquid to a gas as it heats up?

• Condensation

• Runoff

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

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Label the nitrogen cycle processes

b

c

d

e

a

Nitrogen Fixation

Denitrification

Nitrification

Ammonification

Assimilation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Label the phosphorus cycle

c

d

e

f

b

a

Fertilizers

Erosion

Weathering of rock

Animal waste

Deposition

Decomposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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what does the #4 show in the diagram?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation
• run off

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?

• condensation
• evapotranspiration

• precipitation
• run off

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?

• evaporating
• condensing
• precipitating
• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How does carbon in a grass plant get into a lion?

• The lion eats an antelope that ate the grass

• Carbon from grass doesn't end up in a lion.

• The lion absorbs the carbon given off by transpiration

• The lion breathes in carbon given out by the plant

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Building proteins and DNA is the reason organisms need what substance?

• Water
• Carbon
• Nitrogen
• Calcium

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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