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100
Cycle in which plants turn gas in air into oxygen
What is carbon-oxygen cycle
100
Plants losing water through their stomata
What is transpiration
100
Plants and animals release _______ as a product of respiration. a) oxygen b) helium c) nitrogen d) carbon dioxide
What is d) carbon dioxide
100
In what process do bacteria and fungi break down a dead organism's tissues and use some of the carbon as food? a) decay b) photosynthesis c) water cycle d) carbon dioxide-water cycle
What is a) decay
100
Plants return water to the environment through--- a) photosynthesis b) respiration c) transpiration d) evaporation
What is c) transpiration
200
Water falling from clouds
What is precipitation
200
Cycle in which water moves through the environment
What is the water cycle
200
During ________, plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make their own food. a) photosynthesis b) respiration c) decay d) transformation
What is a) photosynthesis
200
Petroleum is made from--- a) coal and oil b) bacteria and fungi c) plants releasing oxygen d) decayed organisms
What is d) decayed organisms
200
Which of the following describes a part of the nitrogen cycle? a) plants use nitrogen gas and return it to the soil b) lightning turns fixed nitrogen into nitrogen gas c) bacteria in the soil fix nitrogen for plants d) animals turn fixed nitrogen into nitrogen gas
What is c) bacteria in the soil fix nitrogen for plants
300
Water turning into water vapor
What is evaporation
300
Process of releasing energy from food
What is respiration
300
Which of the following does NOT produce carbon dioxide? a) people burning fuels b) people breathing c) plants using sunlight d) animals breathing
What is c) plants using sunlight
300
Burning fuels in cars and factories--- a) puts oxygen into the air b) puts nitrogen into the air c) upsets the balance of the nitrogen cycle d) upsets the balance of the carbon-oxygen cycle
What is d) upsets the balance of the carbon-oxygen cycle
300
Which of the following is NOT a part of a natural cycle? a) water evaporates into water vapor and condenses as clouds b) natural gas burns to produce energy, carbon dioxide, and water c) carbon dioxide is used in photosynthesis d) animals eat fixed nitrogen when they eat plants
What is b) natural gas burns to produce energy, carbon dioxide, and water.
400
Cycle in which a gas in the air is fixed into a form that plants can use
What is nitrogen cycle
400
________ provides energy for plants to grow. a) natural gas b) sunlight c) respiration d) carbon dioxide
What is c) respiration
400
Which of the following return to the soil in animal waste? a) nitrates and oxygen b) ammonia and nitrates c) ammonia and oxygen d) oxygen and bacteria
What is b) ammonia and nitrates
400
Water falls to Earth as rain after water vapor _____ into clouds. a) evaporates b) warms c) becomes heavy d) condenses
What is d) condenses
400
Cold air causes water vapor to ______ and form ______. a) precipitate; puddles b) evaporate; water vapor c) be fixed; lightning d) condense; clouds
What is d) condense; clouds
500
Water vapor turning into water
What is condensation
500
Plants release ________ into the atmosphere as a byproduct of photosynthesis. a) carbon dioxide b) oxygen c) nitrogen d) helium
What is b) oxygen
500
Plants make proteins from--- a) water in the soil b) nitrates in the soil c) nitrogen in the air d) oxygen
What is b) nitrates in the soil
500
Chemicals and pesticides get into groundwater supplies through--- a) rain b) evaporation c) transpiration d) water vapor
What is a) rain
500
Ammonia is a usable form of _______ that bacteria use in the ______. a) carbon dioxide; carbon-oxygen cycle b) nitrogen; nitrogen cycle c) water vapor; water cycle d) protein; nitrogen cycle
What is b) nitrogen; nitrogen cycle
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