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ENVIIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Activity for Week 2
(Biogeochemical Processes)

Name: NOBLE, PRINCESS C. Date: AUGUST 19, 2020

Course/Block: BSME-3B

Blank Quiz
TRUE or FALSE

1. Biogeochemical cycle only involves abiotic components of an ecosystem.

⚪ TRUE
⚫ FALSE

2. Biological and chemical interactions are the only factors involved in biogeochemical cycles.
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⚫ FALSE

3. Biogeochemical cycles are governed by the Law of Conservation of Mass.

⚫ TRUE
⚪ FALSE

4. The process in which frozen water is directly changed from solid to gas state is called
sublimation.
⚫ TRUE
⚪ FALSE

5. Water which does not percolate in groundwater is either flown to bodies of water,
evaporate, or is absorbed by plants.
⚫ TRUE
⚪ FALSE

6. Carbonates are absorbed by plants through photosynthesis.

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⚪ TRUE
⚫ FALSE

7. Continuous burning of fossil fuels causes the rise in CO2 levels in the atmosphere causing
global temperatures to rise.
⚫ TRUE
⚪ FALSE

8. Carbon takes millions of years to cycle through the biological route.

⚪ TRUE
⚫ FALSE

9. Nitrogen in the form of gas (N2) can be readily absorbed by living organisms through cellular
respiration.
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⚫ FALSE
10. Algal bloom is caused by the over supply of dissolved nitrogen in aquatic ecosystems.
⚫ TRUE
⚪ FALSE

Untitled form
Essay
1. What is the importance of biogeochemical cycles in shaping the biosphere?
-The importance of biogeochemical cycles in shaping the biosphere, it regulates Earth’s climate
as well as the chemistry of the atmosphere and oceans. Also the geochemical feedback in the
Earth system or the rock weathering thermostat helps to keep the planet’s habitable, that’s
why biogeochemical cycles important to both living and non-living organisms.

2. How does human activity affect these cycles?

-Human activities affect these cycle by means of fossil fuel burning, land-cover change, and
cement production are some of the major causes of increasing carbon, nitrogen and
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phosphorous from the Earth’s crust and atmosphere to the environment. These may lead to
climate change that will increase the vulnerability of biodiversity, food security, human health
and water quality to a changing climate.