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Cycles in Ecosystem Science

Quiz Department

Name: Class:
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5-LS2-1 Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the
environment.
A-Circle the letter of the best answer for each question.
1) _____________________ is rain, snow, sleet, or hail — any kind of weather
condition where something's falling from the sky.
A. Condensation
B. Precipitation
C. Evaporation
D. None of the above

2) What living organisms play an important role in helping Nitrogen change


states in the soil?
A. Reptiles
B. Algae
C. Mammals
D. Bacteria

3) Combustion is another word for _______________.


A. a train
B. a bus
C. a dog
D. burning

4) What is it called when plants give off water


vapor as a waste product?
A. Condensation
B. Evaporation
C. Transpiration
D. None of the above

5) Around what percentage of the Earth's


atmosphere is nitrogen?
A. 2%
B. 38%
C. 78%
D. None of the above
6) Animals obtain the nitrogen they need directly
from the_________

A. air they breathe


B. plants they eat
C. bacteria living within them
D. None of the above

7) Which part of the carbon cycle occurs when plants or animals die?
A. Condensation
B. Precipitation
C. All of the above
D. Decomposition

8) In what way is nitrogen important to life on Earth?


A. It is used in making DNA
B. It is used to make chlorophyll in plants
C.It is used in amino acids and proteins
D. All of the above

9) ___________________ changes waste and dead matter back into nitrogen in


the air. This process is called Decomposition.
a. Plants
b. Animals
c. Roots
d. Bacteria

From the following picture:

a) This is a part of ______________ cycle.


b) It is __________ so it has to be fixed first to the soil.
c) Fixation of the _____________ can be by 1-_________________
2-_________________

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