Carbon Cycle Quiz

Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?

• Combustion
• Respiration
• Photosynthesis
• Death

Which process converts carbon in the form of sugar into carbon dioxide gas?

• Bioremediation
• Photosynthesis
• Respiration
• Transpiration

____________________ is a part of oceans, air, rocks, soil, and all living things.

• Nitrogen

• Water

• Carbon

• Silver

In the carbon cycle, producers take in the gas __

• carbon dioxide
• oxygen
• nitrogen
• carbon monoxide

Carbon can be found in...

• The atmosphere
• Soil
• Fossil fuels
• All of the above

Combustion is another word for __________.

• Transportation
• Respiration
• Fossil Fuels
• Burning

Which of the following is an example of a decomposer?

• Owl
• Fish
• Tree
• Mushroom

What is the greatest contributor to atmospheric carbon?

• burning garbage

• burning biomass

• transportation

• household usage

What are two (2) ways to reduce the carbon emissions from passenger cars?

• Use less expensive gas

• Carpooling

• Public Transportation

• Driving only passenger cars

.What is the effect of deforestation on the carbon cycle? 

•  Increase in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere  
• Decrease in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere 
• Increase in the amount of photosynthesis 
• Deforestation has no impact on the carbon cycle