Biogeochemical

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 and leaching

• ammonification

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The carbon in coal, oil, and natural gas came from

• the combustion of fossil fuels

• the remains of dead organisms

• carbon-fixing bacteria in swamp soil

• carbon dioxide dissolved in ocean water

Nitrogen fixation is the process in which certain bacteria convert nitrogen gas into

• liquid nitrogen

• nitrates

• nitrites

• ammonia

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According to the diagram, geologic activity, such as volcanoes,

• Increases the levels of CO₂ in the atmosphere.

• Decreases the levels of CO₂ in the atmosphere.

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Phosphorus is released from rock through ________

• decomposition

• evaporation

• weathering

• transpiration

Why do living things need nitrogen?

• To get energy

• To make amino acids

• To make proteins

• To make proteins AND amino acids

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Identify the cycle pictured.

• The Water cycle

• The Carbon cycle

• The Nitrogen cycle

• The Phosphorus cycle

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A correct path that nitrogen could take would be

• air -> animals -> plants -> bacteria

• animals -> air -> bacteria -> plants

• bacteria -> air -> plants -> animals

• air -> bacteria -> plants -> animals

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In the carbon cycle, producers take in the gas __

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• carbon monoxide

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How do living organisms return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?

• respiration and photosynthesis

•  decomposition and respiration