Nutrient Cycle Review

What will most likely happen to the hawks and rodents if the insects were removed?

• There will be more hawks and rodents

• The rodents will eat more hawks

• There will be fewer rodents and hawks

• The hawks will eat more rodents

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Organisms that break down dead plants & animals and release nitrogen back into atmosphere...

• bacteria

• plants

• animals

• producers

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Nitrification happens in the ______

• Air 

• Soil 

• Ground Water 

• Plants 

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What happens when too much Nitrogen finds its way to the ocean?

• Algae Bloom

• Acid Precipitation

• Nitrogen Fixation

• Decomposition

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What are the most important organisms to assist in the cycling of nitrogen?

• plants

• animals

• bacteria

• humans

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Identify the cycle illustrated in the diagram.

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Water Cycle

• Phosphorus Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

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What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?

• Use sunlight to make food

• Eat other organisms to gain energy

• Make the food for the whole food chain

• Break down dead organisms and add nutrients to the soil

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A decreases in the grass population will most immediately decrease the available energy for the

• snake

• deer

• mouse

• frog

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How do animals get the nitrogen they need?

• From the air they breathe

• From the water they drink

• From the food they eat

• From the sun

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Which process in the nutrient cycle involves the conversion of ammonia into nitrites and nitrates?

• Nitrification

• Denitrification

• Ammonification

• Assimilation

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