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Cycling of Matter through an Ecosystem

Quiz by Marwa Antar

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  • Q1
    In the carbon cycle, how do carbon atoms move from the atmosphere to organisms on earth?
    Through evaporation
    Through combustion
    Through photosynthesis
    Through erosion
    30s
  • Q2
    How is carbon released into the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?
    When water evaporates
    When rocks erode
    When nitrogen gas is fixed
    When fossil fuels are burned
    30s
  • Q3
    Which cycle explains how oxygen atoms travel from the atmosphere to organisms on earth and back?
    Carbon cycle
    Nitrogen cycle
    Oxygen cycle
    Water cycle
    30s
  • Q4
    How do nitrogen atoms cycle through the atmosphere back to earth and organisms?
    Oxygen cycle
    Nitrogen cycle
    Water cycle
    Carbon cycle
    30s
  • Q5
    Which material is NOT mentioned as important in cycling through an ecosystem?
    Carbon
    Gold
    Oxygen
    Nitrogen
    30s
  • Q6
    How do oxygen atoms cycle through the environment?
    From the soil to the atmosphere
    From the rocks to organisms
    From producers to atmosphere , then to organisms
    From consumers to atmosphere
    30s
  • Q7
    In the carbon cycle, where can carbon be found besides the atmosphere?
    In the ocean
    In dead and decaying matter
    In rocks
    In the soil
    30s
  • Q8
    Which reactant is used in photosynthesis to produce oxygen gas?
    Nitrogen
    Oxygen
    Carbon dioxide

    Sugar

    30s
  • Q9
    What is the term used to describe the movement of matter through an ecosystem in cycles instead of flowing?
    Cycling of matter
    Linear flow of matter
    Matter transformation
    Ecosystem circulation
    30s
  • Q10
    What is the process called when matter changes from one form to another and is not created or destroyed?
    Element transition
    Conservation of matter
    Energy transformation
    Matter exchange
    30s
  • Q11
    State the different processes of the water cycle.
    Melting and freezing
    Subduction and uplift
    Sublimation and deposition
    Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
    30s
  • Q12
    What are some important materials that cycle through an ecosystem?
    Carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and water
    Sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium
    Iron, copper, zinc, and lead
    Gold, silver, platinum, and mercury
    30s
  • Q13
    Which important atom cycles through an environment and is used in photosynthesis to produce carbohydrates?
    Water
    Oxygen
    Carbon
    Nitrogen
    30s
  • Q14
    What is the process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere through their leaves?
    Evaporation
    Condensation
    Transpiration
    Sweating
    30s
  • Q15
    Water vapor loses heat and turns into liquid water. It falls to the Earth's surface by the process of:
    Evaporation
    Condensation
    Precipitation

    Transportation 

    30s

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