Carbon cycle Flashcards
What are the key processes in the carbon cycle?
-Respiration
-Photosynthesis
-Combustion
-Decomposition
How is carbon dioxide in the atmosphere transferred to plants?
Photosynthesis, opposite is respiration
How are plants transferred to animals?
By eating
How are animals transferred to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Respiration
How are dead organisms transferred to fossil fuels?
Fossilisation
How are dead organisms transferred to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Respiration of decomposers
How are fossil fuels transferred to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Combustion
What is decomposition?
Decomposition is the process by which dead organic matter is broken down into simpler substances by decomposers
What is combustion?
A chemical reaction, where a substance reacts with oxygen producing heat, light and oxygen gases.
