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Bio I - Biogeochemical Cycles Test

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  • Q1
    Which of the following chemicals is most important for the uptake of nitrogen by plants?
    Ammonia
    Nitrate
    Nitrite
    30s
  • Q2
    Which change of the state of matter for water occurs during condensation?
    water vapor to liquid water
    liquid water to water vapor
    liquid water to solid ice
    30s
  • Q3
    Which of the following processes involves water falling from the sky?
    precipitation
    evaporation
    transpiration
    30s
  • Q4
    Where is most phosphorus found on Earth?
    in rocks and minerals
    in the atmostphere
    dissolved in the ocean
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following can be considered a biotic factor?
    water
    competition
    sunlight
    30s
  • Q6
    Bacteria and lightning are the only two things that are known to be able to remove atmospheric nitrogen. What process does this represent?
    Nitrogen fixation
    Calcification
    Denitrification
    30s
  • Q7
    Which process is a type of evaporation that is associated with plants?
    precipitation
    transpiration
    condensation
    30s
  • Q8
    A group of bears travel to an area that contains a large amount of fish. Over several generations, the population of bears drastically increased. Eventually, most of the fish suffer from a blight and the fish population drastically drops. Which of the following will most likely occur?
    The carrying capacity of bears will not be affected because the disease only affects fish
    The carrying capacity of bears will decrease, causing their population to drop
    The carrying capacity of bears will increase causing their population to grow
    30s
  • Q9
    Which of the following processes results in carbon being removed from the atmosphere?
    photosynthesis
    cellular respiration
    decomposition
    30s
  • Q10
    Which part of the nitrogen cycle involves soil nitrates being turned into atmospheric nitrogen?
    cellular respiration
    combustion
    decomposition
    30s
  • Q11
    What type of energy is created during cellular respiration?
    sunlight
    ATP
    nitrogen
    30s
  • Q12
    Which of the following represents a method for carbon moving from the hydrosphere to the lithosphere?
    when fossil fuels are burned, large amounts of carbon dioxide are deposited into the atmosphere
    when certain marine animals die, their bodies become incorporated into limestone
    when in contact with the ocean's surface, atmospheric carbon dioxide will diffuse into water
    30s
  • Q13
    Which of the following best represents a population at its carrying capacity?
    Rabbits were introduced to Australia where they have no true predators. This cause a drastic increase in their population.
    Due to the rise in popularity of sushi, the global population of Pacific bluefin tuna has dropped by over 97% due to over-fishing.
    Boa constrictors were introduced to Florida waterways, which compete with local alligators. This has caused the number of alligator deaths to equal the number of total births.
    30s

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