Bio Connections Carbon Cycle
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11 questions
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Name two ways that carbon (usually in the form of CO2) enters the atmosphere.
Name two ways that carbon (usually in the form of CO2) enters the atmosphere.
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Process D on the diagrm uses CO2 from the atmosphere. Identify the process labeled D.
Process D on the diagrm uses CO2 from the atmosphere. Identify the process labeled D.
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What oranisms carry out the process labeled D?
What oranisms carry out the process labeled D?
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Wastes and dead organisms must be broken down in order for their components to be used again. What organisms carry out decomposition?
Wastes and dead organisms must be broken down in order for their components to be used again. What organisms carry out decomposition?
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What would happen if decomposition did not occur?
What would happen if decomposition did not occur?
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Not all dead organisms are acted on by decomposers. Instead of being immediately recycled, the carbon from some organisms is kept in a type of long-term storage or carbon sink. Click on 3 materials that are carbon sinks.
Not all dead organisms are acted on by decomposers. Instead of being immediately recycled, the carbon from some organisms is kept in a type of long-term storage or carbon sink. Click on 3 materials that are carbon sinks.
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Cellular respiration, decomposition, combustion, and photosynthesis are processes that drive which of the following cycles?
Cellular respiration, decomposition, combustion, and photosynthesis are processes that drive which of the following cycles?
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Leaves fall from trees in autumn. The carbon in these leaves is returned to the atmosphere through which of the following processes?
Leaves fall from trees in autumn. The carbon in these leaves is returned to the atmosphere through which of the following processes?
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Carbon cycles through all of the following except
Carbon cycles through all of the following except
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Burning fossil fuels is known as
Burning fossil fuels is known as
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Which of the following are mainly cycled through the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration?
Which of the following are mainly cycled through the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration?