Nutrient Cycle Reading
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16 questions

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List the three common nutrients
List the three common nutrients
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Where do plants obtain nutrients from?
Where do plants obtain nutrients from?
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When a consumer eats a producer, the nutrients in the producer pass to the
When a consumer eats a producer, the nutrients in the producer pass to the
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What returns the nutrients to the cycle?
What returns the nutrients to the cycle?

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Liquid water changes into vapor (gas) and enters the air through
Liquid water changes into vapor (gas) and enters the air through
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Water returns to the earth by rain, hail, sleet, or snow by
Water returns to the earth by rain, hail, sleet, or snow by

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During photosynthesis, producers change carbon dioxide into
During photosynthesis, producers change carbon dioxide into
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What gas is produced by photosynthesis?
What gas is produced by photosynthesis?
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Autotrophs and heterotrophs release carbon dioxide into the air through what process?
Autotrophs and heterotrophs release carbon dioxide into the air through what process?
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Organisms need what nutrient to produce proteins?
Organisms need what nutrient to produce proteins?
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What process of capturing and changing nitrogen into a form that plants use?
What process of capturing and changing nitrogen into a form that plants use?
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How does nitrogen enter the food web?
How does nitrogen enter the food web?

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How does nitrogen return to the soil?
How does nitrogen return to the soil?
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The process where bacteria in the soil change nitrogen compounds into nitrogen gas is called
The process where bacteria in the soil change nitrogen compounds into nitrogen gas is called
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Phosphorus is used to make
Phosphorus is used to make
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In the long-term cycle, phosphorus is added to soil from weathering or erosion of rocks that contain phosphorus.
In the long-term cycle, phosphorus is added to soil from weathering or erosion of rocks that contain phosphorus.