Nutrient Cycling
Description: This quiz is designed to assess your understanding of nutrient cycling, a fundamental process in ecosystems that involves the exchange of nutrients between living organisms and their environment. | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
Tags: ecology nutrient cycling biogeochemical cycles |
Which of the following is NOT a key nutrient cycle in ecosystems?
The process by which nitrogen gas from the atmosphere is converted into a usable form for plants is called:
Which of the following is NOT a major reservoir of carbon in the carbon cycle?
The process by which organic matter is broken down into simpler compounds by microorganisms is called:
Which of the following is NOT a major reservoir of phosphorus in the phosphorus cycle?
The process by which nitrates and nitrites are converted back into nitrogen gas is called:
Which of the following is NOT a major reservoir of nitrogen in the nitrogen cycle?
The process by which ammonia is converted into nitrates and nitrites is called:
Which of the following is NOT a major reservoir of carbon in the carbon cycle?
The process by which organic matter is broken down into simpler compounds by microorganisms is called:
Which of the following is NOT a major reservoir of phosphorus in the phosphorus cycle?
The process by which nitrates and nitrites are converted back into nitrogen gas is called:
Which of the following is NOT a major reservoir of nitrogen in the nitrogen cycle?
The process by which ammonia is converted into nitrates and nitrites is called:
Which of the following is NOT a major reservoir of carbon in the carbon cycle?