Biogeochemical Cycles Lesson

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Science
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11th Grade
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Hard
+6
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere by
Burning fossil fuels
Cellular respiration
Decomposing organic matter
All answers are correct
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-4
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The main way nitrogen is removed from the atmosphere and changed into a form plants can use is
Nitrogen Fixation
Nitrification
Ammonification
Denitrification
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Nitrification is the process by which bacteria
Make ammonium
NH4+
Create Nitrate
NO3-
Create Nitrite
NO2-
Return nitrogen gas to the air
N2
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Biogeochemical Cycles are important because
matter in an ecosystem is finite and must be recycled
living things need Nitrogen, Carbon, and Phosphorus to make the building blocks of cells
they aren't important and it is a waste of time learning about them
If matter didn't cycle, organisms would eventually run out of materials to build new cells
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-6
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following are true of biogeochemical cycles?
They ensure that nutrients are used only once by organisms.
The create new materials to replace lost ones.
They increase the total amount of matter over time.
They can be affected by human activity.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-4
NGSS.MS-LS1-6
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of how biogeochemical cycles are important in sustaining life?
The atoms of water molecules are destroyed during a drought.
Oxygen atoms are converted into carbon during cellular respiration.
Nitrogen in wastes are converted into useable nutrients for other organisms.
New carbon atoms are created during the carbon cycle.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Decomposition is found during which of the following cycles? Choose all the apply.
Phosphorus
Cycle
Carbon
Cycle
Nitrogen
Cycle
Water Cycle
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
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