Cycling of Matter and Energy in Ecosystems

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Science
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7th Grade
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Lisa Thompson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the Carbon Cycle primarily involved in?
The transformation of nitrogen
The cycling of carbon through different Earth spheres
The movement of oxygen between living organisms
The production of minerals in the soil
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NGSS.MS-LS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What happens during the process of denitrification in the nitrogen cycle?
Ammonium is converted into nitrites.
Nitrogen compounds are reduced to gaseous nitrogen.
Atmospheric nitrogen is fixed into the soil.
Nitrogen is incorporated into organic matter.
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How is phosphorus transferred from plants to animals in the phosphorus cycle?
Through water absorption
By animals eating the plants
Through photosynthesis
By air transfer
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What happens to phosphorus when animals and plants die?
It evaporates into the atmosphere.
It is used immediately by other living organisms.
Decomposers release it back into the soil, continuing the cycle.
It becomes inert and non-reactive.
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How are water and nutrients typically obtained in the environment?
They are imported from other ecosystems.
They are produced or obtained from chemicals already present in the environment.
They spontaneously generate under certain conditions.
They are created through artificial means.
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the role of biogeochemical cycles in the environment?
To increase the chemical compounds in the environment.
To facilitate the movement of matter through the biotic and abiotic environment.
To reduce the amount of nutrients in ecosystems.
To create new forms of matter.
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which process in the water cycle is responsible for water vapor moving back to Earth?
Condensation
Evaporation
Precipitation
Transpiration
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
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