Cycles Carbon Nitrogen Phosphorus

What is this a picture of?

• Nitrogen cycle

• carbon cycle

• water cycle

• plant cycle

What converts nitrogen into a useable form for plants and animals?

• bacteria

• fungi

• rain

Which nutrient can cycle through fossil fuels such as coal and oil?

• carbon

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

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This is the only nutrient that is NOT cycled through the atmosphere?

• carbon

• nitrogen

• phosphorous

• water

Where is the most nitrogen found (i.e. the largest reservoir)?

• the ocean

• rocks and minerals

• the atmosphere

• bacteria

Which cycle was the most interesting to you?

• Nitrogen

• Water

• Carbon

• Phosphorus

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Animals and humans get the most of the nitrogen they need

• by consuming plants

• by breathing in atmospheric nitrogen.

• directly from bacteria in the soil.

• from the process of denitrification.

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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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Which process in the carbon cycle involves the conversion of carbon dioxide into organic matter by plants?

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Decomposition

• Combustion

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In the nitrogen cycle, which process converts atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia?

• Nitrification

• Denitrification

• Nitrogen fixation

• Ammonification

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