Question:

Answer: D.) A process that recycles elements and other matter through the biosphere

Question: A _____________________ is a chemical substance that organisms require to live.

Answer: Nutrient

Question: The ______________________ cycle is not a nutrient cycle.

Answer: Water

Question:

Answer: 1.)Phosphorus

2.)Nitrogen

3.)Carbon

Question: A ______________________ serves as a long-term storage area for water or nutrients.

Answer: Reservoir

Question: Which of the following is a reservoir for carbon and nitrogen, but not phosphorus?

A.) Land

B.) Ocean

C.) Atmosphere

Answer: C.) Atmosphere

Question:

Answer: 1.) Condensation

2.) Precipitation

3.) Evaporation

4.) Transpiration

Question:

Answer: C.) Nitrogen cycle

Question: Identify the following terms that are associated with the nitrogen cycle.

1.) ______________________ Bacteria convert ammonia into nitrates.

2.) _____________________Bacteria convert nitrates into nitrogen

gas.

3.) _____________________Bacteria convert nitrogen gas into

ammonia.

Answer: 1.) Nitrification

2.) Denitrification

3.) Nitrogen fixation

Question: Which of the following are limiting nutrients?

Water: Y or N

Carbon: Y or N

Nitrogen : Y or N

Phosphorus : Y or N

Answer: Water: N

Carbon: N

Nitrogen: Y

Phosphorus: Y