Biogeochemical Cycles

The process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ____.

• condensation

• evaporation

• transpiration

• exhaling

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Identify the cycle pictured.

• The Water cycle

• The Carbon cycle

• The Nitrogen cycle

• The Phosphorus cycle

Identify the cycle pictured.

• The Water cycle

• The Carbon cycle

• The Nitrogen cycle

• The Phosphorus cycle.

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Which process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

• combustion

• cellular respiration

• photosynthesis

• decomposition

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The movement of a particular chemical through biotic and abiotic parts of an ecosystem

• chemical dispersion

• biogeochemical cycling

• ecological migration

• biological translocation

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​ (a)   is the conversion of NH4 into nitrite (NO2) & then nitrate (NO3) by ​ (b)   .

• Nitrification

• soil bacteria

• Denitrification

• Assimilation

• plants

• animals

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Where is carbon stored in the environment?

• Fossil fuels

• Wood of trees

• Calcium carbonate (shells and bones)

• All of the above

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Which cycle are fossil fuels (oil, coal, natural gas) part of?

• carbon

• water

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

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Which cycle DOESN'T have an atmosphere component (part)?

• carbon

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

• water

Which one of these does not add CO₂ to the atmosphere?

• cooking with gas

• planting trees

• burning wood

• riding in a bus