Carbon Cycle
the series of processes by which
- carbon compounds are interconverted in the environment, involving the incorporation of carbon dioxide into living tissue by photosynthesis
- and its return to the atmosphere through respiration, the decay of dead organisms, and the burning of fossil fuels.
- carbon compounds are interconverted in the environment, involving the incorporation of carbon dioxide into living tissue by photosynthesis
- and its return to the atmosphere through respiration, the decay of dead organisms, and the burning of fossil fuels.
Definitions
Can you define the following terms in your workbooks?
- Photosynthesis
-Respiration
-Combustion
- Decomposition
- Photosynthesis
-Respiration
-Combustion
- Decomposition
The processes involved:
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Combustion (Burning)
Feeding (Nutrition)
Death (Decomposition)
Organisms involved:
Plants, animals, detritus feeders e.g. maggots, microorganism e.g. bacteria and fungi.
The importance of the carbon cycle:
It prevents all the carbon from getting used up
It also returns carbon dioxide to the atmosphere to be available for photosynthesis
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Combustion (Burning)
Feeding (Nutrition)
Death (Decomposition)
Organisms involved:
Plants, animals, detritus feeders e.g. maggots, microorganism e.g. bacteria and fungi.
The importance of the carbon cycle:
It prevents all the carbon from getting used up
It also returns carbon dioxide to the atmosphere to be available for photosynthesis
Understanding the cycle
Can you write a paragraph explaining the processes involved in the carbon cycle from the lesson in class we went through?