carbon cycle Flashcards

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1
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when plants photosynthesise carbon atoms from CO2 become part of

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glucose molecules

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2
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some of the glucose will be broken down by the plant in

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respiration

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3
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the carbon in the glucose becomes part of the

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carbon dioxide molecule which is released into the air

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4
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some of the carbon compounds in the plant will be

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eaten by animals

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5
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the animals that eat the carbon compounds

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respire releasing some of it back into the air as CO2

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6
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when plants&animals … will feed on them

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decomposers

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7
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fossilisation occurs when

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living things don’t decay fully

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7
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the carbon becomes part of the decomposers bodies so when they…

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respire they release carbon dioxide into the air

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8
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fossil fuels are formed over

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millions of years

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9
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fossil fuels are formed by a process called

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locking in

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10
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when fossil fuels are burnt it’s called

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combustion

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11
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during combustion, carbon dioxide is

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released into the air

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12
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carbon dioxide goes into plants by

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photosynthesis

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13
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when a plant dies the carbon goes to

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decomposers

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14
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decomposers carbon dioxide goes to the atmosphere by

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respiration

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15
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plants carbon dioxide goes to the atmosphere by

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respiration

16
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animals carbon dioxide goes to the atmosphere by

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respiration

17
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plants carbon go to animals by

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feeding

18
Q

when an animal dies the carbon goes to

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decomposers

19
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fossil fuels carbon dioxide goes to the atmosphere by

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burning