The carbon cycle
- Created by: Libby Moore
- Created on: 23-05-13 00:13
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- The carbon cycle
- Powered by photosynthesis. green plants use the carbon from co2 in the air to make carbohydrates, fats and proteins.
- Eating passes the carbon compounds in the plant along to animals in a food chain or web.
- Both plant and animal respiration respiration while the organisms are alive release C02 back into the air.
- Plants and animals eventually die and decompose or are killed and turned into useful products.
- When plants and animals decompose they are broken down by bacteria and fungi. These decomposers release CO2 back into the air by respiration, as they break down the material.
- Some useful plant and animal products eg wood are burned, this also releases CO2 back into the air.
- When plants and animals decompose they are broken down by bacteria and fungi. These decomposers release CO2 back into the air by respiration, as they break down the material.
- Plants and animals eventually die and decompose or are killed and turned into useful products.
- Both plant and animal respiration respiration while the organisms are alive release C02 back into the air.
- Eating passes the carbon compounds in the plant along to animals in a food chain or web.
- Powered by photosynthesis. green plants use the carbon from co2 in the air to make carbohydrates, fats and proteins.
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