Cycles of Matter Answers

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The diagram illustrates part of the carbon cycle.

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A
A consumer is obtaining carbon by breathing it in from the atmosphere.
B
A consumer is obtaining carbon by absorbing it from the soil.
C
A consumer is obtaining carbon by eating carbon-based molecules stored in a producer.
D
A consumer is obtaining carbon by eating carbon-based molecules stored in a decomposer.
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A
water vapor
B
groundwater
C
runoff
D
condensation
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Cleo has a vegetable garden and wants to increase the amount of nitrogen in the soil.How can she most likely do this?

A
add several soybean plants to her garden
B
decrease the amount of fertilizers she uses
C
harvest the vegetable plants continuously
D
reduce the number of decomposers that live in the soil
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Which processes result in the release of carbon? Select three options.Animals break down food molecules to obtain energy.The remains of producers are broken down by decomposers.The remains of consumers are broken down by soil decomposers.Producers take in carbon dioxide.Producers make sugars and starches.

A
Animals break down food molecules to obtain energy.
B
The remains of producers are broken down by decomposers.
C
The remains of consumers are broken down by soil decomposers.
D
Producers take in carbon dioxide.
E
Producers make sugars and starches.
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How is the nitrogen cycle important to humans?

A
It produces free nitrogen that can remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
B
It converts nitrogen into a form that humans can obtain by eating other organisms.
C
It produces nitrogen compounds that humans can breathe.
D
It converts nitrogen into a form that humans can obtain by absorbing it through their skin.
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Chen drew a diagram to compare the ways in which different organisms obtain nitrogen.

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take in from atmosphere
B
produce themselves
C
eat other organisms
D
absorb from soil

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