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Study Quiz 2.2: Cycles of Matter
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1
The amount of carbon in the environment
A)does not change
B)is converted to heat and lost to the abiotic environment
C)is called the carbon cycle
D)immediately converts to carbon dioxide
2
The way in which carbon is used and reused through the ecosystem is called
A)energy recycling
B)the energy pyramid
C)the carbon cycle
D)the biotic/abiotic cycle
3
The four main processes of the water cycle are
A)evaporation, transpiration, condensation, and vaporization
B)precipitation, condensation, transpiration, and evaporation
C)transpiration, evaporation, precipitation, and vaporization
D)condensation, vaporization, precipitation, and circulation
4
The process in which water evaporates from the leaves, stems and flowers of plants is called
A)precipitation
B)evaporation
C)condensation
D)transpiration
5
The process in which liquid water changes into gas is called
A)precipitation
B)evaporation
C)condensation
D)transpiration
6
The process in which water vapor changes to a liquid is called
A)precipitation
B)evaporation
C)condensation
D)transpiration
7
Water that moves over the surface of the ground into lakes and rivers is called
A)run-off
B)ground water
C)a water table
D)the water cycle
8
When any substance is added to the environment faster than it can be broken down, stored, or converted to a non-harmful form, it is called
A)transpiration
B)concentration
C)particle suspension
D)pollution
9
Bioaccumulation is
A)a mixture of non-harmful pollutants
B)the build-up of pollutants in an organism
C)the process of applying DDT to crops
D)the number of decaying organisms in an ecosystem
10
In a food chain, the organisms most affected by bioaccumulation are
A)top consumers
B)producers
C)phytoplankton
D)parasites







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