Carbon cycle Flashcards

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Explain the carbon cycle

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-Carbon dixiode in the atomposhere
-Absorbed by plants through photosythesis, produces carbohydrates which animals feed on
-Animals and plants die, becoming decomposed in soil
-Plants become fossil fuels = coal

-Carbon dixiode in the water
- Algae and cytoplasm absorb, animals feed
- Algae, cytoplasm and animals die becoming decomposed

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human impacts on carbon cycle

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-burning of fossil fuels has released excess carbon into the atmosphere disrupting energy from the sun which interacts with atomposhere and plants.
-deforestation releases excess carbon, disrupting the natural cycle
-making cement by heating up limestone produces excessive carbon

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