Question 1:

Let's identify the stages:

• L – Water rising from the ocean → water changing from liquid to water vapor → Evaporation.
• K – Clouds forming → water vapor cooling and changing back into liquid droplets → Condensation.

So:
L = Evaporation
L = Condensation

✅ Correct answer: B

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Question 2:

In the water cycle, precipitation (stage M) refers to water falling from clouds to the Earth's surface in forms such as rain, snow, hail, or sleet.

Water vapour is not a form of precipitation — it is the gaseous state of water that rises during evaporation.

✅ Correct answer: A. Water vapour

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Question 3:

Trees release water vapor into the air through small openings in their leaves (stomata) — this process is called transpiration.

• A. Evaporation → water turning into vapor from surfaces (lakes, soil), but trees specifically lose water via transpiration.

• B. Condensation → water vapor turning into liquid (cloud formation).

• C. Precipitation → water falling as rain, snow, etc.

• D. Transpiration → correct, loss of water vapor from plant leaves.

✅ Correct answer: D. Transpiration

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Question 4:

Carbon is fixed in the ecosystem by stage L.
Reasoning: "Carbon fixation" refers to the process of taking inorganic CO₂ from the atmosphere and converting it into organic compounds. This is performed by Green plants and algae through photosynthesis, represented by arrow L.

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Question 5:

Combustion is represented by arrow P.
Reasoning: Combustion is the burning of Fossil fuels, which releases stored carbon back into the atmosphere as CO₂. Arrow P shows the movement of carbon from fossil fuels directly back to the atmosphere.

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Question 6:

Decomposers break down dead organic matter, releasing nutrients back into the ecosystem. The main decomposers are fungi and bacteria.

• A. fungi and bacteria ✅ – both are decomposers.

• B. Insects and fungi ❌ – some insects are detritivores (e.g., beetles, worms), but not all insects are decomposers; fungi are decomposers, but the pairing isn’t the classic main decomposers.

• C. plants and bacteria ❌ – plants are producers, not decomposers.

• D. Insects and bacteria ❌ – similar to B, insects are not typically classified as decomposers in the strict sense (they're detritivores), but bacteria are.

In ecological terms, the main decomposers are fungi and bacteria.

✅ Correct answer: A. fungi and bacteria

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Question 7:

Decomposition is carried out by microorganisms (bacteria and fungi), which grow and reproduce fastest in warm and wet conditions.

• Warm → enzymes work faster.

• Wet → necessary for microbial activity and transport of nutrients.

• A. Warm and dry → slows decomposition (lack of water).

• B. Cold and dry → very slow (cold slows enzymes, dry stops microbes).

• C. Warm and wet ✅ → fastest decomposition.

• D. Cold and wet → slower than warm/wet (cold slows growth).

✅ Correct answer: C. Warm and wet

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Question 8:

Correct answer: C. Respiration and combustion

Explanation:
Both respiration and combustion release carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere.

• Respiration (by plants, animals, and decomposers) breaks down glucose to release energy, producing CO₂ as a waste product.

• Combustion (burning of fossil fuels, wood, or biomass) rapidly oxidises carbon compounds, releasing CO₂.

The other options are incorrect because:

• A. Decay and excretion – Decay releases CO₂ (via decomposer respiration), but excretion (e.g., urine, faeces) does not directly release CO₂ into the atmosphere.

• B. Photosynthesis and respiration – Photosynthesis removes CO₂ from the atmosphere, so this option is wrong.

• D. Excretion and decay – Excretion does not directly release CO₂, and although decay does, the pair is incorrect because excretion is not a CO₂-releasing process.

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Question 9:

Correct answer: D. Planting more trees

Explanation:
Planting more trees decreases the percentage of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere because trees absorb CO₂ during photosynthesis and store the carbon in their tissues (wood, leaves, roots). This process removes CO₂ from the air.

The other options increase atmospheric CO₂:

• A. Clearing land by burning vegetation → Burning releases stored carbon as CO₂.

• B. Increasing the numbers of animals farmed for food → More animals (especially cattle) produce methane (a greenhouse gas), and their farming often involves deforestation and increased respiration, indirectly increasing CO₂.

• C. Burning fossil fuels → Releases large amounts of CO₂ that had been stored underground.

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Question 10:

Correct answer: A. Glycogen

Explanation:
Green plants store carbon in various organic molecules, but glycogen is not one of them — glycogen is the main storage carbohydrate in animals and fungi, not plants.

Plants store carbon as:

• Starch (main carbohydrate store) ✅

• Proteins (contain carbon, stored in seeds and tissues) ✅

• Oils (fats/lipids, stored in seeds, e.g., sunflower, olive) ✅

Glycogen is absent in green plants, so it is not a store of carbon in them.

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