1. The Carbon Cycle

2. The Carbon Cycle Carbon is fixed by plants
6 CO H2O  C6H12O6 + 6 O2
Carbon is given off by consumers
C6H12O6 + 6 O2  6 CO2 + 6 H2O
Organisms containing carbon form fossil fuels
Burning fossil fuels releases carbon
2 C8H O2  16 CO H2O

4. Photosynthesis
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6. Distillation of hydrocarbons from Crude Oil

7. Fermentation C6H12O6  2 CO2 + 2 C2H5OH
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