The Carbon Cycle and Climate Change

Question 1

Carbon moves among different

Answer 1

compartment/pools

Question 2

Which are larger carbon pools oceans or land?

Answer 2

Oceans

Question 3

Producers … carbon via …

Answer 3

assimilate, photosynthesis

Question 4

Abiotic carbon cycle in aquatic systems

Answer 4

Co2 diffuses in and out and CaCO3 precipitates.

Question 5

Sedimentation from … allows for the making of … and …

Answer 5

CaCO3 precipitation, dolomite, limestone

Question 6

In both aquatic and terrestrial systems carbon is buried leading to …

Answer 6

fossil fuels

Question 7

Weathering and eruption releases

Answer 7

geological carbon slowly

Question 8

Fossil fuels extraction and combustion

Answer 8

releases a lot of CO2 quickly

Question 9

Carbon sinks …. more carbon than they …

Answer 9

absorb, release

Question 10

… and … have both absorbed … percent of carbon

Answer 10

Oceans, land and vegetation, 30%

Question 11

The remaining carbon not absorbed by ocean and land is … percent

Answer 11

40%

Question 12

Melting ice/snow decreases the earths … causing release of … in atmosphere from water

Answer 12

albedo, carbon

Question 13

As climate change increases, species may distribute to

Answer 13

higher elevations

Question 14

Climate chage can lead to phenological …

Answer 14

mismatches