Biogeochemical Cycles

Which of the following would produce/release carbon into the carbon cycle

• plants releasing it after photosynthesis

• plants storing it as part of glucose

• burning trees

• rocks forming with carbon in their chemical makeup

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following would absorb carbon?

• The ocean, which leads to ocean acidification

• Animals, through cellular respiration

• Combustion, from using fossil fuel

• Volcanic eruptions, pulling carbon into the lava

How do decomposers affect the carbon cycle?

• Decomposers use carbon dioxide as part of breaking down decaying matter

• Decomposers release carbon in organic matter and release it through their own respiration

• Decomposers aid in photosynthesis with their chloroplasts

• Decomposers have no impact on the carbon cycle

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following are the primary driving force for the nitrogen cycle?

• The sun

• bacteria

• animals

• plants

Which cycle is driven by the sun?

• nitrogen cycle

• water cycle

• carbon cycle

• phosphorus cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is it called when nitrogen from the atmosphere gets captured by bacteria?

• nitrogen fixation

• ammonification

• combustion

• condensation

After water evaporates from the ground, what would happen next that would cause clouds to form?

• precipitation

• condensation

• infiltration

• percolation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which cycle(s) involves changes in the chemical form of the matter?

• water

• nitrogen

• carbon

• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which cycle(s) would involve matter moving through living and nonliving components of the ecosytem?

• water

• nitrogen

• carbon

• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Plants and animals can use nitrogen without the presence of bacteria

• true

• false