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Carbon Cycle

By: Joey, Avery, Laela and Dana

Vocabulary to know
Definition Of:

Source- Any process that releases more of the nutrient than

it absorbs.

Sink- The opposite so any process that absorbs or stores more

of the nutrient than it releases.

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2 processes that allow carbon to move from the

atmosphere to the biosphere and back
Cellular Respiration-is a set of metabolic reactions
and processes that take place in the cells of organisms to
convert biochemical energy from nutrients into adenosine
triphosphate (ATP), and then release waste products(carbon).

Photosynthesis- is the process by which plants use the

energy from sunlight to produce glucose from carbon dioxide
and water. This glucose can be converted into pyruvate which
releases adenosine triphosphate (ATP) by cellular
respiration. Oxygen is also formed.

Humans Adding to Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere

Burning trees

Burning Coal

Burning Oil

Burning Natural Gas

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The effects of excess carbon in the carbon cycle

Melting Surface Ice- Warmer temperatures are causing sea ice to melt

Melting Land Ice- Warmer temperatures are melting glaciers

Rising Sea level- Melting land ice is linked to rising sea level

Changing Ocean Chemistry- Oceans warm sea water absorbs more carbon dioxide

Changing Ecosystems- Changing in temperature, ocean chemistry and sea level

altering global ecosystems

Melting Changing
Melting land Rising sea Changing
surface ice ocean
ice level ecosystems
chemistry
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How the Cycle works

1. Carbon enters the atmosphere as carbon dioxide from
respiration and combustion.
2. Carbon dioxide is absorbed by producers to make
carbohydrates in photosynthesis.
3. Animals feed on the plant passing the carbon compounds along
the food chain. Most of the carbon they consume is exhaled
as carbon dioxide formed during respiration. The animals and
plants eventually die.
4. The dead organisms are eaten by decomposers and the carbon
in their bodies is returned to the atmosphere as carbon
dioxide. In some conditions decomposition is blocked. The
plant and animal material may then be available as fossil
fuel in the future for combustion.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/
add_gateway_pre_2011/greenworld/recyclingrev1.s
html

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