carbon cycle

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all cells contain protein, fats and......
carbohydrates
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per 10,000 atmosphere how many parts are carbon dioxide present in?
four
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What is released during respiration?
energy
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What gas is given off during respiration i?
carbon dioxide
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what is the word used when living organisms rely on each other to exist?
interdependence
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what % of energy is usually passed onto the next level in the food chain?
ten
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whats the name of the bacteria that breaks down nitrogen compounds in the soil?
denitrifying
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every living thing needs resources from the environment light, food, oxygen/carbon dioxide and what else?
water
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you can calculate the effiency of energy transfer all you do is divide energy available to the next stage by the energy that was available to ..... stage x 100
previous
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the atmosphere cointains 78% of what gas?
nitrogen
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nitrogen is used to make what compound in the body needed for growth?
protein
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plants get their nitrogen from the soil but it needs to be turned into what to produce proteins?
nitrates
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whats the process called of turning N2 from the air into nitrogen compounds?
nitrogen fixation
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there are two main ways that nitrogen fixation happens in lightning and what else?
nitrogen fixing bacteria
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decomposers break down protein in dead plants and animals and urea in excreted animal waste into what?
ammonia
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there are four diffeent types of microorganisms involved in the nitrogen cycle, nitofying bacteria, nitrogen fixing bacteria, denitrifying bacteria and what else?
decomposers
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These questions usefully test knowledge of the processes and key words in the nitrogen cycle. It would be useful to team these up with a good set of revision notes and a set of keyword flashcards to form a complete set of resources.

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