Carbon Cycle

Learn the Carbon Cycle! Master photosynthesis, respiration, and more.

Use the word bank below photosynthesisCO2 in the atmospherecombustionanimal respirationfossil fuelswaste and decayplant respiration CO2 in the atmosphere combustion plant respiration animal respiration waste and decay fossil fuels photosynthesis Processes involved in the Carbon Cycle Match the name of the processes with their correct description. Photosynthesis process used by producers to convert light energy, carbon dioxide, and water into sugars and oxygen Cellular respiration process by which plants and animals break down sugar to release energy Decomposition process by which living things are broken down Combustion process by which carbon dioxide is released from fossil fuels How do plants take Carbon Dioxide out of the atmosphere? cellular respiration photosynthesis decomposition combustion How can Carbon be released from plants and animals? (Check all that apply.) cellular respiration death and decay animal wastes photosynthesis Where is the majority (65%) of the Earth's carbon found? Atmosphere Soil Surface Ocean Deep Ocean How do plants pass carbon on to animals in the Carbon Cycle? What is one step of the Carbon Cycle that could be eliminated (taken out) without destroying the entire cycle? Explain your reasoning.