Nutrient Cycling Quiz
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What is the biosphere?
A. all the air and gases on the planet
B. made up of living things
C. the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth
D. the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth
What is the main source of energy that drives the water cycle?
A. Sun
B. Wind
C. Precipitation
D. Water
The chemical symbol for phosphorus is _____________
A. P
B. K
C. S
D. Ph
What does this equation represent?
C6H12O6 + 6O2 —–> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP
A. The carbon cycle
B. Respiration
C. Photosynthesis
D. The nitrogen cycle
What is the geosphere?
A. all the air and gases on the planet
B. all the frozen water on the Earth
C. the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth
D. the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth
Comes from the Greek word for “ground”
A. bio-
B. hydro-
C. atmo-
D. geo-
Comes from the Greek word for “water”
A. bio-
B. hydro-
C. atmo-
D. geo-
Chemical process that animals and plants use to obtain energy.
A. Transpiration
B. Respiration
C. Photosynthesis
D. Percolation
E. Denitrification
What is released as a waste product during respiration?
A. ATP
B. Carbon Dioxide
C. Water
D. Oxygen
N2 is
A. Nitrogen that plants take up by their roots to grow
B. Nitrogen gas found in the atmosphere
C. Nitrogen found in living organisms
D. ammonia
Carbohydrates, Fats, Proteins, Vitamins & Minerals
A. Breakfast
B. Food Pyramid
C. 4 Categories of Nutrients
D. Provide
What are the 3 most important minerals?
A. NPQ
B. NPL
C. NPK
Types of organisms that serve to break down inorganic waste and deposit into the soil.
A. Diffusion
B. Decomposers
C. Detrivores
D. Fossil fuels
E. Denitrification
Matter cycles through food webs and biogeochemical cycles.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Angie constructs models of the carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, and water cycle. What type of ecological models are these?
A. food web
B. food chain
C. biogeochemical cycles
D. geological system
Chemical process by which plants use sunlight to obtain sugars.
A. Transpiration
B. Respiration
C. Photosynthesis
D. Percolation
E. Evaporation
Comes from the Greek word for “air”
A. bio-
B. hydro-
C. atmo-
D. geo-
What is the process where nitrogen is moved from the air to the soil to be used by plants and then returned to the atmosphere to be used again?
A. ammonia cycle
B. nitrogen cycle
C. bacterial cycle
D. water cycle
What is the atmosphere?
A. all the air and gases on the planet
B. made up of living things
C. the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth
D. the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth
A substance in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy.
A. Nutrition
B. Nutrients
C. calories
D. sodium
The three most important mineral nutrients for plants are ____________, ____________, and _____________.
A. hydrogen, oxygen, and water
B. nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium
C. phosphorus, potash, and salt
D. phosphorus, fertilizer, and bacteria
Substances in food that provide nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life are called nutrients. What are the 6 nutrients?
A. Carbohydrates, Meats, Minerals, Water, Protein, and Dairy
B. Fruits, Milk, Vitamins, Water, Pork, and Vitamins
C. Carbohydrates, Fats, Water, Protein, Minerals and Vitamins
D. Carbohydrates, Fats, Minerals, Cheese, Protein, and Vegetables
The chemical symbol for potassium is _________
A. K
B. P
C. Po
D. N
Organic material (like coal and oil) that are the remnants of dead/decayed matter from millions of years ago.
A. Diffusion
B. Decomposers
C. Detrivores
D. Fossil fuels
E. Denitrification
What is the hydrosphere?
A. all the air and gases on the planet
B. made up of living things
C. the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth
D. the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth
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