Biogeochemical Cycle

Lightning makes this nutrient usable by combining it with oxygen in the atmosphere in the ____________ cycle

• carbon

• hydrological

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

Mining increases the amount of this nutrient in the environment

• carbon

• hydrologic

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Evaporation is one of the steps of this cycle

• carbon

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

• water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This cycle is impacted by forest fires and deforestation

• carbon

• hydrologic

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

​ ​ (a)   is when bacteria, microbes, and other decomposers convert waste and dead biomass into NH3 and return it to the ​ (b)   .

• Ammonification

• soils

• Nitrification

• atmosphere

• Assimilation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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

• Nitrification

• soil bacteria

• Denitrification

• Assimilation

• plants

• animals

This is the only cycle does not involve movement of nutrients into the atmosphere

• carbon

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

• water

This cycle is contributing to global climate

• carbon

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

• water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Bacteria play a large role in this cycle

• carbon

• hydrologic

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3