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How do animals get the nitrogen they need?
By consuming plants or other animals
Carbon moves from the atmosphere to plants through which process?
Photosynthesis
What are the inputs of photosynthesis?
Radiant energy, carbon dioxide, water
Which two macromolecules contain nitrogen atoms?
Proteins and nucleic acids
Which of Earth's spheres is made up of all the living organisms on Earth?
Biosphere
Carbon moves from plants to animals through which process?
Consumption
What are the outputs of photosynthesis?
What is water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight?
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Through which process do plants absorb nitrates (NO3-) through their roots and use the nitrogen atoms to build essential molecules?
Assimilation
Glucose and oxygen
What molecule can cells use for energy?
ATP
Which process occurs in car engines that releases carbon into the atmosphere?
Combustion (burning fossil fuels or wood)
Radiant energy is changed to chemical energy through photosynthesis. What molecule stores this chemical energy?
Glucose
What is the process in which bacteria convert nitrogen gas (N2) from the atmosphere into ammonia (NH3)?
Fixation
What process moves water from plants to the atmosphere?
Transpiration
Which of Earth's spheres stores the MOST amount of carbon?
Geosphere
What type of energy do animals obtain when they consume plants or other animals?
Chemical energy
Process in which bacteria convert nitrates into nitrogen gas (N₂), which is released back into the atmosphere
Denitrification
Process in which decomposers break down animal waste or dead organisms and convert organic nitrogen back into ammonia
Ammonification