Question 16 The movement of mineral nutrients through organisms and their enviro
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Question 16
The movement of mineral nutrients through organisms and their environment is called a:
water cycle
biological cycle
biogeochemical cycle
bioaccumulation
Question 17
What is the primary way carbon moves from one organism to another within the carbon cycle?
Photosynthesis
Food Webs
Evapotranspiration
Respiration
Question 18
The water cycle is driven by what?
the sun’s energy
the biosphere
climate
the surface area of the oceans
Question 19
Carbon is present in the atmosphere as:
carbon dioxide
carbon monoxide
carbonate ion
carbon dust
Question 20
What water reservoir has the shortest residence time (how long water molecules are in a particular reservoir)?
Rivers
Living organisms
Oceans
Groundwater
water cycle
biological cycle
biogeochemical cycle
bioaccumulation
Explanation / Answer
@6) biogeochemical
17 photosynthesis
18 sun energy
19 carbon dioxide
20) groundwater
Oceans have long residence time and atmospheric water has least residence time