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Natural Cycles and Energy Flow
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1. A growing plant transpires up to ___ times as much water volume as it holds at one time.
2. A plant’s reaction that captures visible light wavelengths (0.4 to 0.7 µm) and transforms them into chemical energy is known as
3. When ammonia is taken up by plants, dissolved by water, or remains in the soil to be converted to nitrates, it is known as
4. The idea that matter is neither created, nor destroyed, but recycled through natural cycles is known as
5. When calcium carbonate is used to build the shells of sea creatures, it is called
6. A growing plant transpires up to ___ times as much water volume as it holds at one time.
7. When ammonia is taken up by plants, dissolved by water, or remains in the soil to be converted to nitrates, it is known as
8. The location where planetary water is stored for a length of time is called
9. By dry weight, approximately what percent of carbon are humans composed of?
10. When calcium carbonate is used to build the shells of sea creatures, it is called
11. All the following are natural water reservoirs except
12. The location where planetary water is stored for a length of time is called
13. When the temperature of the air or land changes,
14. When the temperature of the air or land changes,
15. Inorganic sulfur is found primarily in rock and minerals as iron pyrite and
16. All the following are natural water reservoirs except
17. The residence time of oxygen in the atmosphere is
18. A plant’s reaction that captures visible light wavelengths (0.4 to 0.7 µm) and transforms them into chemical energy is known as
19. Organisms that consume litter, debris, and dung are called
20. Plants are known as primary producers of