5. Land
Nutrient Cycling In Soils — Quiz
Test your understanding of nutrient cycling in soils with 5 practice questions.
Practice Questions
Question 1
What is the term for the cycling of nutrients between soil, plants, animals, and decomposers in an ecosystem?
Question 2
Which group of organisms is most directly responsible for breaking down dead organic matter and returning nutrients to the soil?
Question 3
Why are soil nutrients considered essential for plant growth?
Question 4
Which process most directly adds nitrogen from the atmosphere into the soil in a usable form for plants?
Question 5
What is one common effect of removing crop residues and harvesting repeatedly from the same land?