Nutrient Cycling MCQs (Quiz 3)

1. Ammonification is the process that releases which nitrogen-containing compound ____________ into the soil

2. Which statement correctly distinguishes weathering from denudation?

3. Detritivores primarily feed on _____________

4. _____________ are the primary product of biological nitrogen fixation from atmospheric N₂

5. ___________________ is the process, specialized bacteria use to convert unreactive atmospheric nitrogen gas into ammonia, making it available to living organisms

6. In plants, absorption primarily refers to ________________________________

7. In ecology, nutrient budget refers to _________________________

8. __________________ involves the physical breaking of rocks without changing their chemical composition

9. Breakdown and decomposition of rocks at or near the Earth’s surface is called __________________

10. ____________________________ is called nutrient turnover