What is the Carbon Cycle?
The Carbon cycle is when carbon is exchanged among the biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.
What comes around goes around (Steps to the Carbon Cycle)
The movement of carbon travels in many forms but mostly travels between the atmosphere, oceans, biosphere, and geosphere
Step 1: Carbon enters the atmosphere as carbon dioxide from breathing and burning (combustion)
Step 2: Carbon dioxide is absorbed from producers to make carbohydrates in photosynthesis
Step 3: Animal feeds on plants, passing the carbon compounds along the food chain
Step 4: Dead organisms are eaten by decomposers in the ground. The carbon in there bodies is returned to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. These decomposed plants and animals may be available for fossil fuels in the future
Facts about the Carbon Cycle
•Life on earth is made up of carbon-based life forms
•Carbon is the fourth most abundant element element in this Universe
•Carbon is apart of the Ocean, Air and Rocks
•With humans burning so much fuel there is about 30% more carbon dioxide in the air today then there was 150 years ago
Bose, Debopriya. “A Brief Guide to the Steps of the Carbon Cycle.” BiologyWise, BiologyWise, 21 May 2018, biologywise.com/the-carbon-cycle-steps.
What would happen if the carbon cycle didn't exist?
ReplyDeleteIf we didn't have the carbon cycle, we would loose carbon dioxide in the air and plants will start to die. As plants will die, animals will loose food and will start to die also since they have no Oxygen to breath. After a bit we will start loosing Oxygen to breath and will start dying
DeleteThe steps are very detailed and straight forward so if I have to go back and look at this to refresh my brain this is a great resource!
ReplyDeleteWhat would happen if the cycle is thrown off balance, like if there was too much carbon in the air or we have massive plant life lose that contributes to the cycle?
ReplyDeleteIs it possible for any of the steps to happen out of oder?
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