Environmental Science Quiz 5-2
 
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Environmental Science Quiz 5-2

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 
Section 2  -  The Cycling of Matter
 

 1. 

Which of the following is one of the largest carbon reservoirs on Earth?
a.
Limestone
b.
fossil fuels
c.
Amazon rain forest
d.
Atlantic Ocean
 

 2. 

Which of the following is not part of the nitrogen cycle?
a.
nitrogen gas in rock
b.
nitrogen in the atmosphere
c.
nitrogen compounds in animal waste
d.
nitrogen compounds in the soil
 

Matching
 
 
Section 2  -  The Cycling of Matter

Choose the letter of the term or phrase that best matches the description.
a.
carbon cycle
e.
atmospheric nitrogen
b.
increased atmospheric CO2
f.
decomposers
c.
phosphorus cycle
g.
nitrogen-fixing bacteria
d.
algal bloom
h.
nitrogen cycle
 

 3. 

the process in which nitrogen is cycled between the atmosphere, bacteria, and other organisms
 

 4. 

the movement of phosphorus from the environment to organisms and then back to the environment
 

 5. 

the process by which carbon is cycled between the atmosphere, land, water, and organisms
 

 6. 

organisms that can transform unusable nitrogen in the atmosphere into chemical compounds containing nitrogen that can be used by other organisms
 

 7. 

breaks down decaying organisms
 

 8. 

part of the nitrogen cycle
 

 9. 

evidence of excessive use of fertilizer
 

 10. 

the result of burning fossil fuels
 



 
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