Cycling of Matter Assessment

Becky has been asked to provide an example of how carbon is converted from a living form to a non- living form.

Which example should she use?

• Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is absorbed by an ocean.

• Sugar in animals is converted into carbon dioxide during cellular respiration.

• Calcium carbonate in rocks is converted into sediment through weathering.

• Carbon dioxide from the air is converted into sugars during photosynthesis.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Use the reading passage below to answer questions 13-15.

Which flasks contain organisms undergoing cellular respiration?

• Flask 1, 2, and 3

• Flask 1 and 3

• Flask 2 and 3

• None

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which flasks contain organisms undergoing photosynthesis?

• Flask 1, 2, and 3

• Flask 1 and 3

• Flask 2 and 3

• None

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which flask should change from blue to yellow most quickly?

• Flask 1

• Flask 2

• Flask 3

• Flask 4

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The diagram shows how carbon is cycled through an ecosystem. What is one way this diagram could be adjusted to model how energy is conserved in living systems?

• Include the Sun giving energy to plants.

• Replace the title “The Carbon Cycle” with a new title “The Energy Cycle”.

• Only include the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration.

• Remove the non-living parts of the diagram

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which word completes the sentence at letter A?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Stomata

• Gas

• Oxygen

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What happened to the carbon dioxide levels from 0 to 10 minutes?

• Increased

• Decreased

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

How do living organisms return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?

• respiration and photosynthesis

•  decomposition and respiration

Organisms that play a role in the nitrogen cycle

• only plants

• only animals

• only bacteria

• plants, animals, & bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which process in the water cycle involves the conversion of water vapor into liquid water?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4