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Quick Quiz: Cycles
Matching
___ 1. precipitation
___ 2. condensation
___ 3. evaporation
___ 4. transpiration
___ 5. Photosynthesis
___ 6. cellular respiration
___ 7. decomposition
___ 8. combustion
___ 9. nitrogen-fixing bacteria
___ 10. phosphorus
a. when liquid water falls back to
Earth
b. when a liquid changes to a gas
c. when a gas changes to a liquid
d. the release of water vapor from
plants
e. takes carbon dioxide out of the
atmosphere
a. breaks down glucose to provide
carbon to animals
b. the majority is found in rocks and
soil
c. adds carbon dioxide at an
increasing rate
d. returns carbon to the soil and
atmosphere
e. change atmospheric nitrogen gas
into a form that is usable by
plants
Fill In the blank with the letter representing word or words below
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
water cycle
evaporation
transpiration
sun
condensation
11. The __________________ of water vapor in the air into liquid droplets helps
clouds to form.
12. Water vapor gets into the air by ____________________.
13. When the water in clouds falls to Earth, it is called _______________________.
14. The movement of water from Earth into the atmosphere and back again is called
the ________________________.
15. The energy to power the water cycle comes from the _________.
Fill In the blank with the letter representing the word or words below
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
soil
bacteria
photosynthesis
decomposition
combustion
16. The processes called ____________________ creates carbohydrates and puts
oxygen into the atmosphere.
17. __________________ is the process that bacteria use to cause the decay of
dead organisms.
18. Humans have caused an imbalance in the carbon cycle through
______________.
19. _____________ convert nitrogen from the atmosphere into a usable form for
plants.
20. Most phosphorus can be found in __________.
Multiple Choice
21. The relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration can be
described as a cycle. This is because of which of the following?
a. Both processes change the amount of energy available in the environment.
b. Both processes acquire energy and then release it into the environment.
c. The products of one process are the reactants of the other.
d. The reactants and the products are the same.
22. When the sun beats down on a plant, that plant looses water through its
leaves. This process is known as:
a. condensation.
b. evaporation.
c. transpiration
d. percolation.
23. Legumes add nitrogen to the soil due to:
A. Chloroplasts in their leaves.
B. Bacteria in their root nodules.
C. A parasite found in their stems.
D. the process of cell respiration.
24. Which of the following describes the role of bacteria in the flow of nitrogen
through the environment?
a. Bacteria consume a majority of the fixed nitrogen in the environment.
b. Bacteria create a majority of the fixed nitrogen in the environment.
c. Bacteria are not involved in the flow of nitrogen in the environment.
d. Bacteria are destroyed by the excess flow of nitrogen in the environment.