Daniela Cho Denise Lee Sunny Mun Jeanne Wojslaw Period 5 Carbon Cycle Daniela Cho Denise Lee Sunny Mun Jeanne Wojslaw Period 5
Carbon Cycle
Photosynthesis Photosynthetic organisms (plants) absorb CO2 through their pores and convert it to simple sugars. The plants remove CO2 from the atmosphere and animals gain CO2 by eating plants or other animals who have consumed plants.
Photosynthesis
Respiration Plants, animals, decomposers O2 used to break down organic compounds into CO2 & H2O Taking in O2 and oxidizing food→ release energy food contains CO2 → body → released → recycled
Respiration
Deforestation Forests take CO2 from the atmosphere and store it; therefore, when the trees are burnt or rot, the atmospheric CO2 concentration is increased. Deforestation contributes one-third of all CO2 releases caused by people.
Deforestation
Decomposition Decomposers mostly live in the soil and they feed on decaying animals and plants. These microorganisms return carbon to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide by respiration.
Decomposition
Weathering of Rocks Many CO2 atoms trapped in limerock Water recedes → limerock exposed to elements → weathering → CO2 released → CO2 becomes part of carbon cycle
Weathering of Rocks
Fossil Fuels Since the Industrial Revolution, we have been burning fossil fuels like coal and oil. The burning releases carbon dioxide into the Earth’s atmosphere and it is also absorbed by the oceans, plants, and soils.
Fossil Fuels
Sedimentation CO2 from water is converted into CaCO3 by shelled organisms. Sediments from shelled organisms accumulate. Sediments rise up to dry land, then carbonates redissolve releasing CO2 into the air & water.
Sedimentation
Amount of Carbon on Earth Atmosphere- 0.038% (1.9 trillion tonnes) Lithosphere- 0.032% (66-100 million gigatons) Biosphere-(540-610 gigatons) Hydrosphere- 0.041%
Importance Ecological importance: controls the climate change Biological importance: humans contain 18% carbon by weight; plants use carbon dioxide and water to produce simple sugars (carbohydrates)
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