Water and Nutrient Cycles Quiz

What is the process called where water cycles between abiotic and biotic systems?

• Carbon cycle

• Hydrologic cycle

• Nitrogen cycle

• Phosphorus cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which property of water is crucial for dissolving organic and inorganic nutrients?

• High density

• Polar nature

• Low boiling point

• High viscosity

What drives the hydrologic cycle?

• Wind and temperature

• Energy from the sun and gravity

• Ocean currents

• Earth's rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the largest reservoir of water in the global hydrologic cycle?

• Rivers

• Lakes

• Oceans

• Glaciers

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What portion of Earth's water is fresh and required for terrestrial life?

• All of it

• Half of it

• A small portion

• None of it

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the importance of the cycling of carbon for biological systems?

• It provides energy for photosynthesis

• It regulates temperature

• It supports cellular respiration

• It is not important

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

How do organisms capture and use energy in the carbon cycle?

• Through photosynthesis and cellular respiration

• By absorbing sunlight directly

• By consuming water

• Through nitrogen fixation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the largest reservoir of nitrogen on Earth?

• Oceans

• Atmosphere

• Soil

• Plants

What is the role of phosphorus in organisms?

• It is a primary energy source

• It helps make up biomolecules like ATP and DNA

• It is used for respiration

• It is not used by organisms

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the process of converting nitrogen gas into biologically available molecules called?

• Photosynthesis

• Nitrogen fixation

• Carbonation

• Phosphorylation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3