Carbon Cycle Flashcards
1
Q
The carbon cycle ;
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Is the key element to many organisms
Forms the backbone of many molecules like sugar and DNA, protein
2
Q
How does carbon move
A
It moves in the atmosphere through photosynthesis and cellular respiration
3
Q
Photosynthesis takes carbon:
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From the atmosphere
4
Q
Cellular respiration takes carbon:
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To the atmosphere
5
Q
Decomposed organisms are
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Decomposed by bacteria which releases CO2 into the atmosphere or into water
6
Q
What is rapid cycling
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When carbon gets recycled from producer -> consumer-> decomposed
