How Materials are Cycled (OCR GCSE Biology A, Combined (Gateway Science Suite)): Quizzes
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What gas is removed from the atmosphere by green plants and algae during photosynthesis?
What gas is removed from the atmosphere by green plants and algae during photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide
What do plants and algae produce using carbon from photosynthesis?
What do plants and algae produce using carbon from photosynthesis?
Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats
How does carbon move up the food chain?
How does carbon move up the food chain?
When animals eat plants and algae
Which process returns CO₂ to the atmosphere through burning?
Which process returns CO₂ to the atmosphere through burning?
Combustion
What do decomposers return to the soil whilst breaking down dead organisms?
What do decomposers return to the soil whilst breaking down dead organisms?
Essential mineral ions
When was the carbon in fossil fuels originally captured?
When was the carbon in fossil fuels originally captured?
Millions of years ago
What causes water in seas, lakes, and rivers to evaporate?
What causes water in seas, lakes, and rivers to evaporate?
The sun's energy
What is transpiration in plants?
What is transpiration in plants?
Water evaporating from leaf surfaces
What forms when water vapour rises, cools, and condenses?
What forms when water vapour rises, cools, and condenses?
Clouds
Which of these is NOT a form of precipitation mentioned?
Which of these is NOT a form of precipitation mentioned?
Fog
What does precipitation provide for plants and animals?
What does precipitation provide for plants and animals?
Fresh water
Where does water eventually return to after runoff through rivers and lakes?
Where does water eventually return to after runoff through rivers and lakes?
The sea