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Oxygen Cycle:

Oxygen cycle refers to the movement of oxygen through the atmosphere (air), biosphere (plants and animals) and the lithosphere (the Earth's crust).


………...cycle plays very important role in the existence of life on the earth.
a) Nitrogen  

b) Carbon

c) Oxygen

c

Few billions years ago, there was no free molecular ……….in the atmosphere.
a) nitrogen            

b) carbon              

c) oxygen

c

Today earth atmosphere contains….% oxygen.
a) 0.03  

b) 21                      

c) 78      

d) 0.9

b

Oxygen is the large product of …….by plants.
a) respiration                       

b) decomposition
c) photosynthesis               

d) all of these

c

Explanation:Photosynthesis, the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy. During photosynthesis in green plants, light energy is captured and used to convert water, carbon dioxide, and minerals into oxygen and energy-rich organic compounds.


Plants use…….to make food and release oxygen gas.
a) nitrogen dioxide

b) carbon dioxide
c) sulphur dioxide               

d) none of these

b