35. Name the step in a biogeochemical cycle: Options are nitrogen fixation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, percolation, decomposition, transpiration, evaporation, photosynthesis

Question

__________________ a. nitrogen gas is converted into ammonia by bacteria that live in soil
__________________ b. water evaporates from the surface of plant leaves
__________________ c. nutrients in dead organisms are returned to the soil
__________________ d. sunlight is used to change carbon dioxide into molecules used for
energy by living things, such as plants
__________________ e. liquid water changes into gas form
__________________ f. water vapor (gas) changes into liquid water
__________________ g. condensed water in clouds falls to Earth’s surface (rain, sleet)
__________________ h. water drains into a body of water
__________________ i. seepage into ground water

Answer 1

a. nitrogen fixation
b. transpiration
c. decomposition
d. photosynthesis
e. evaporation
f. condensation
g. precipitation
h. runoff
i. percolation