Nutrient Cycling MCQs (Quiz 2)

1. What is the final product of denitrification in the nitrogen cycle?

2. _____________ is called decomposition

3. Producers are organisms that ________________

4. Weathering helps nutrient cycling by ______________________

5. In nutrient cycling, a nutrient source is best described as ________________________

6. In an ecosystem, a trophic level represents ______________

7. What is the direct product of ammonification?

8. Nitrification refers to the bacterial conversion of _________________

9. _____________ of the following is a biotic component of an ecosystem

10. In the context of nutrient cycling, assimilation is best defined as ____________________________