<p>APES</p><p>NUTRIENT CYCLES</p><p>QUIZ</p><p>NAME: ______DATE: ______</p><p>CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER</p><p>Questions 5-7 refer to the following processes.</p><p> a) Photosynthesis</p><p> b) Eutrophication</p><p> c) Denitrification</p><p> d) Decomposition</p><p> e) transpiration</p><p>1. The rapid rate of this process in tropical forests results in low-nutrient soils.</p><p>2. The process in which glucose is synthesized by plants.</p><p>3. The process by which a soil nutrient is reduced and released to the atmosphere as a gas.</p><p>Questions 4-6 refer to the following processes</p><p> a) Nitrification</p><p> b) Denitrification</p><p> c) Assimilation</p><p> d) Ammonification</p><p> e) Nitrogen fixation</p><p>4. Ammonia is converted to nitrite, then to nitrate. 5. Plant roots absorb ammonium ions and nitrate ions for use in making molecules such as DNA, amino acids, and proteins.</p><p>6. Nitrate ions and nitrite ions are converted into nitrous oxide gas and </p><p> nitrogen gas. (N2)</p><p>Questions 7-10 refer to the following answers. a) Nitrates b) Nitrites c) Ammonia d) Atmospheric nitrogen e) Nitrogen dioxide</p><p>7. Produced in the atmosphere by lightening</p><p>8. Fixation in the nodules of legumes produces this form of nitrogen</p><p>9. Full oxidation during secondary sewage treatment produces these ions.</p><p>10. When mixed with water vapor, this forms acid rain.</p><p>11. Which of the following cycles is most responsible for transferring energy from one part of the Earth to another?</p><p> a) Carbon cycle</p><p> b) Nitrogen cycle</p><p> c) Phosphorus cycle</p><p> d) Sulfur cycle</p><p> e) Water cycle. Questions 12-15 refer to the following answers</p><p> a) Nitrogen cycle</p><p> b) Carbon cycle</p><p> c) Sulfur cycle</p><p> d) Phosphorus cycle</p><p> e) Water cycle</p><p>12. Does not involve a chemical reaction</p><p>13. Used in sewage treatment process</p><p>14. Involves respiration</p><p>15. Includes both the production of coal and acid rain.</p><p>16. Which of the following nutrient cycles has the greatest effect in regulating climate?</p><p> a) Carbon cycle</p><p> b) Sulfur cycle</p><p> c) Nitrogen cycle</p><p> d) Phosphorus cycle</p><p> e) Arsenic cycle</p><p>Questions 17-20 refer to the following answers a) Carbon cycle b) Nitrogen cycle c) Phosphorus cycle d) Sulfur cycle e) Water cycle</p><p>17. Includes fermentation and respiration</p><p>18. Nutrient is always in the form of the same polyatomic ion</p><p>19. Helps to drive the formation of hurricanes</p><p>20. Phytoplankton production in this cycle can cool global climate</p><p>21. The process by which plants release water is called</p><p> a) Condensation</p><p> b) Evaporation</p><p> c) Transpiration</p><p> d) Aporization </p><p> e) Perspiration</p><p>22. The atmosphere contains ______which is needed for photosynthesis</p><p> a) Nitrogen</p><p> b) Oxygen</p><p> c) Carbon dioxide</p><p> d) All of the above 23. Inorganic nutrients are released from dead organic wastes and animal wastes by</p><p> a) Decomposers</p><p> b) Secondary consumers</p><p> c) Autotrophs</p><p> d) Producers</p><p>24. Bacteria that obtain energy for organic compound synthesis from oxidizing inorganic compounds such as ammonia, nitrites, and sulfides are ______-</p><p> a) Photoautotrophs</p><p> b) Chemoautotrophs</p><p> c) Heterotrophs</p><p>25. What is true about the phosphorus cycle?</p><p> a) It enters the atmosphere </p><p> b) Weathering of sedimentary rocks makes phosphate available phosphate</p><p> c) Is incorporated into organisms’ proteins</p><p> d) All of the above</p><p>26. Which of the following is known as the sedimentary cycle because its reservoir is sedimentary rock?</p><p> a) Carbon cycle</p><p> b) Hydrologic cycle</p><p> c) Nitrogen cycle</p><p> d) Phosphorus cycle. 27. Nutrients from the ______cycle run from a terrestrial to an aquatic ecosystem which enriches the aquatic ecosystem</p><p> a) Nitrogen</p><p> b) Phosphorus</p><p> c) Sulfur</p><p> d) Both a and b</p><p>28. The cycling of water through the hydrologic cycle depends on ____</p><p> a) Transpiration from plants</p><p> b) Evaporation from the soil</p><p> c) Precipitation to the ocean</p><p> d) All of the above</p><p>29. Which of the following is true of the hydrologic cycle?</p><p> a) The supply of groundwater is unchanging</p><p> b) All freshwater eventually returns to the sea</p><p> c) Precipitation to the ocean exceeds evaporation from the ocean</p><p> d) Fresh water makes up about 75% of the world’s supply of water.</p><p>30. Which of the following is contributing to an overload of the carbon cycle?</p><p> a) Photosynthesis</p><p> b) Cellular respiration</p><p> c) Deforestation</p><p> d) All of the above.</p><p>31. The largest reservoir of carbon is the a) Soil</p><p> b) Atmosphere</p><p> c) Ocean</p><p> d) Vegetation</p><p> e) Sedimentary rock</p><p>32. ______- fixes carbon in green plants as simple sugars.</p><p> a) Denitrifiation</p><p> b) photosynthesis</p><p> c) Carbonation</p><p> d) Hydrolysis</p><p> e) Bacteria</p><p>33. In nutrient cycle in general, minerals tend to be dispersed through______</p><p> a) Plant action</p><p> b) Surface and subsurface runoff</p><p> c) Evaporation</p><p> d) Assimilation</p><p> e) Conduction</p><p>34. Which is the possible path of the movements of nitrogen in the nitrogen cycle? a) Soil-air-plants-air-animals-soil</p><p> b) Air-soil-plant-animals-soil-air</p><p> c) Soil-animals-plants-soil-air</p><p> d) Air-animals-soil-plants-air</p><p>35. The burning of fossil fuels has the greatest and most direct impact on the</p><p> a) Carbon cycle</p><p> b) Water cycle</p><p> c) Nitrogen cycle</p><p> d) Rock cycle</p><p>36.</p><p>37.</p><p>38.</p><p>37. Plants use the phosphorus found in... a. air b. water c. rocks d. bones </p><p>38. Phosphorus is the major ingredient used in... a. photosynthesis b. protein synthesis c. cellular respiration d. bones and teeth </p><p>39. The harmful effects of phosphorus pollution occur in combination with... a. oxygen b. nitrogen c. high turbidity d. low temperatures 40. One effect of high dissolved phosphorus levels in a river is... a. high flow rates b. high turbidity c. the excessive growth of aquatic plants and algae d. better water quality Answers</p><p>1. D</p><p>2. A</p><p>3. C</p><p>4. A</p><p>5. C</p><p>6. B</p><p>7. A</p><p>8. C</p><p>9. A</p><p>10. E</p><p>11. E</p><p>12. E</p><p>13. A</p><p>14. B 15. C</p><p>16. B dimethyl sulfide blocks sun and cools the ocean and produced by phytoplankton and is therefore a part of sulfur cycle.</p><p>17. A</p><p>18. C</p><p>19. E</p><p>20. D</p><p>21. C</p><p>22. C</p><p>23. A</p><p>24. B</p><p>25. B</p><p>26. d</p><p>27. d</p><p>28. d</p><p>29. b</p><p>30. c</p><p>31. b</p><p>32. b</p><p>33. b</p><p>34. b</p><p>35. a 36. c</p><p>37. c</p><p>38. d</p><p>39. b</p><p>40. c</p>