ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY FINAL
PAPER TESTED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY SHEET
●● nitrogen cycle
Answer: The transfer of nitrogen from the atmosphere to the soil, to
living organisms, and back to the atmosphere
●● nitrogen fixation
Answer: Process of converting nitrogen gas into nitrogen compounds
that plants can absorb and use
●● organic compounds
Answer: compounds that contain carbon and are often produced in living
things
●● inorganic compounds
Answer: Compounds that do not contain carbon and are often
chemically created
●● macronutrients
Answer: A chemical substance that an organism must obtain in relatively
large amounts
, ●● micronutrients
Answer: Chemical substances needed in smaller amounts
●● carbohydrates
Answer: Food such as pasta, rice, bread that are broken down to glucose
to provide energy.
●● lipids
Answer: Energy-rich organic compounds, such as fats, oils, and waxes,
that are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
●● protein
Answer: An organic compound that is made of one or more chains of
amino acids and that is a principal component of all cells. Foods such as
meat, fish and dairy
●● nucleic acids
Answer: The largest and most complicated molecules found in living
things. DNA and RNA
●● amino acids
Answer: Building blocks of protein
PAPER TESTED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY SHEET
●● nitrogen cycle
Answer: The transfer of nitrogen from the atmosphere to the soil, to
living organisms, and back to the atmosphere
●● nitrogen fixation
Answer: Process of converting nitrogen gas into nitrogen compounds
that plants can absorb and use
●● organic compounds
Answer: compounds that contain carbon and are often produced in living
things
●● inorganic compounds
Answer: Compounds that do not contain carbon and are often
chemically created
●● macronutrients
Answer: A chemical substance that an organism must obtain in relatively
large amounts
, ●● micronutrients
Answer: Chemical substances needed in smaller amounts
●● carbohydrates
Answer: Food such as pasta, rice, bread that are broken down to glucose
to provide energy.
●● lipids
Answer: Energy-rich organic compounds, such as fats, oils, and waxes,
that are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
●● protein
Answer: An organic compound that is made of one or more chains of
amino acids and that is a principal component of all cells. Foods such as
meat, fish and dairy
●● nucleic acids
Answer: The largest and most complicated molecules found in living
things. DNA and RNA
●● amino acids
Answer: Building blocks of protein
