Paper 2: Carbon Cycle Flashcards
1
Q
What does the carbon cycle show?
A
How the element carbon passes between the environment and living organisms
2
Q
What is combustion?
A
Burning fossil fuels
3
Q
What happens when you burn fossil fuels?
A
Release carbon dioxide into the air
4
Q
What do plants do during photosynthesis?
A
Absorb carbon dioxide and convert it to carbon compounds (e.g. sugars)
5
Q
What happened when animals eat plants?
A
Carbon compounds are passed to them and from animals to animals a long a food chain
6
Q
What are dead plants eaten by?
A
Decomposers (e.g. bacteria and fungi)
7
Q
What does respiration in plant, animals and composers do?
A
Releases carbon dioxide into the air
8
Q
What do dead organisms that don’t break down properly by decomposers form?
A
Fossil Fuels
