carbon cycle

Question 1

when plants photosynthesise carbon atoms from CO2 become part of

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glucose molecules

Question 2

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

Answer 2

respiration

Question 3

the carbon in the glucose becomes part of the

Answer 3

carbon dioxide molecule which is released into the air

Question 4

some of the carbon compounds in the plant will be

Answer 4

eaten by animals

Question 5

the animals that eat the carbon compounds

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respire releasing some of it back into the air as CO2

Question 6

when plants&animals … will feed on them

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decomposers

Question 7

fossilisation occurs when

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living things don’t decay fully

Question 7

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

Answer 7

respire they release carbon dioxide into the air

Question 8

fossil fuels are formed over

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millions of years

Question 9

fossil fuels are formed by a process called

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locking in

Question 10

when fossil fuels are burnt it’s called

Answer 10

combustion

Question 11

during combustion, carbon dioxide is

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released into the air

Question 12

carbon dioxide goes into plants by

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photosynthesis

Question 13

when a plant dies the carbon goes to

Answer 13

decomposers

Question 14

decomposers carbon dioxide goes to the atmosphere by

Answer 14

respiration

Question 15

plants carbon dioxide goes to the atmosphere by

Answer 15

respiration

Question 16

animals carbon dioxide goes to the atmosphere by

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respiration

Question 17

plants carbon go to animals by

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feeding

Question 18

when an animal dies the carbon goes to

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decomposers

Question 19

fossil fuels carbon dioxide goes to the atmosphere by

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burning