Carbon cycle Flashcards
1
Q
Explain the carbon cycle
A
-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
2
Q
human impacts on carbon cycle
A
-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