Carbon is removed from the atmosphere by: + Carbon can be transferred by: + Carbon sinks and fossils flashcards (summer exam)

Question 1

Plants and t____ through p____________ (to make g_______ which contains carbon)
Carbon dioxide + water 🡪 glucose + oxygen

Answer 1

Trees, photosynthesis, glucose

Question 2

Animals feed on p_____ passing carbon from the plant to the animal.
This is then e_______ as carbon dioxide during respiration

Answer 2

Plants, exhaled

Question 3

Carbon sinks absorb and store large amounts of c_______.
The plant and animal material may be fo_______ over long periods of time and become fossil fuel for c_________.

Answer 3

Carbon, fossilised, combustion