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The
carbon
 cycle
the carbon cycle?
  The carbon cycle plays an important role to earth.
As humans are trying to change the cycle, life on
earth will be dangerously affected. Trees and plant
life helps to prevent carbon from building in one
place. To fulfill the ever growing consumption
demands of natural resources, humans are cutting
down more trees. The carbon dioxide collected by
these trees returns to the atmosphere and oceans.
It increases the level of greenhouse
gases, increasing the greenhouse effect, trapping
heat into a planet and increasing global warming.
The carbon cycle finalized
Processes
involved in
the carbon
cycle
• Carbon moves from the atmosphere to plants- Carbon is
  combined with a gas called carbon dioxide (CO2) in the
  atmosphere. With the sun’s aid and photosynthesis, carbon
  dioxide is pulled from the air to make plant food using the
  carbon.
• Carbon moves from plants to animals- The carbon that is in
  plants moves to the animals that eat them. These animals
  are eaten by other animals and the carbon moves to these
  carnivores through the food chain.
• Carbon moves from plants and animals to the ground- The
  bodies, wood and leaves of plants and animals decay when
  they die. This brings carbon into the ground which becomes
  fossil fuels.
• Carbon moves from living things to the atmosphere-When
  animals exhale, they release carbon dioxide gas into the
  atmosphere. Animals and plants get rid of carbon dioxide
  through a process known as respiration.
• Carbon moves from fossil fuels to the atmosphere when
  fuels are burned- Fossil fuels are burned in power
  factories, power plants, cars and trucks with most of the
  carbon existing in carbon dioxide gas. The carbon from
  these fuels enters the atmosphere and most becomes
  dissolved in seawater.
• Carbon moves from the atmosphere to the oceans- The
  ocean and other water bodies absorb carbon from the
  atmosphere.
Explanation
         of
        the
    carbon
      cycle
Carbon gets into the atmosphere from the soil, waste
products, decomposing animals, burning sediment from
the earth and events like a volcanic eruption. Some of this
carbon goes into the ocean and some to the atmosphere.
Plants found on land and phytoplankton found in the
ocean absorb carbon during photosynthesis, thus creating
carbohydrates and sugars. When land animals and marine
life consume plants or phytoplankton, carbon is obtained
from photosynthesis. Organisms release this carbon when
they breathe, create waste products, die or decompose.
Carbon then returns to the soil and is released into the
atmosphere and some forms into rocks.
Importance
     of the
    carbon
     cycle
◊ It is critical to the food chain-If plants and other
organisms who photosynthesize were not able to get
carbon, they would die as they could not produce food. This
would result in other organisms that depend on them for
food dying.
◊ Carbon is found in the oceans, forests and the
atmosphere known as sinks. These areas would collect
dangerous levels of carbon without the carbon cycle. This
would most likely kill living organisms that live in this area.
◊ The cycle is important as it allows carbon to flow from
areas where it is collected into other areas of the earth.
The carbon cycle finalized
The carbon cycle finalized
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* ZARIO WINT
* JOVAUNIE LEWINSON
* ODANE BRISSETT
* SHAMONE FINE

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The carbon cycle finalized

  • 2. the carbon cycle? The carbon cycle plays an important role to earth. As humans are trying to change the cycle, life on earth will be dangerously affected. Trees and plant life helps to prevent carbon from building in one place. To fulfill the ever growing consumption demands of natural resources, humans are cutting down more trees. The carbon dioxide collected by these trees returns to the atmosphere and oceans. It increases the level of greenhouse gases, increasing the greenhouse effect, trapping heat into a planet and increasing global warming.
  • 5. • Carbon moves from the atmosphere to plants- Carbon is combined with a gas called carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. With the sun’s aid and photosynthesis, carbon dioxide is pulled from the air to make plant food using the carbon. • Carbon moves from plants to animals- The carbon that is in plants moves to the animals that eat them. These animals are eaten by other animals and the carbon moves to these carnivores through the food chain. • Carbon moves from plants and animals to the ground- The bodies, wood and leaves of plants and animals decay when they die. This brings carbon into the ground which becomes fossil fuels.
  • 6. • Carbon moves from living things to the atmosphere-When animals exhale, they release carbon dioxide gas into the atmosphere. Animals and plants get rid of carbon dioxide through a process known as respiration. • Carbon moves from fossil fuels to the atmosphere when fuels are burned- Fossil fuels are burned in power factories, power plants, cars and trucks with most of the carbon existing in carbon dioxide gas. The carbon from these fuels enters the atmosphere and most becomes dissolved in seawater. • Carbon moves from the atmosphere to the oceans- The ocean and other water bodies absorb carbon from the atmosphere.
  • 7. Explanation of the carbon cycle
  • 8. Carbon gets into the atmosphere from the soil, waste products, decomposing animals, burning sediment from the earth and events like a volcanic eruption. Some of this carbon goes into the ocean and some to the atmosphere. Plants found on land and phytoplankton found in the ocean absorb carbon during photosynthesis, thus creating carbohydrates and sugars. When land animals and marine life consume plants or phytoplankton, carbon is obtained from photosynthesis. Organisms release this carbon when they breathe, create waste products, die or decompose. Carbon then returns to the soil and is released into the atmosphere and some forms into rocks.
  • 9. Importance of the carbon cycle
  • 10. ◊ It is critical to the food chain-If plants and other organisms who photosynthesize were not able to get carbon, they would die as they could not produce food. This would result in other organisms that depend on them for food dying. ◊ Carbon is found in the oceans, forests and the atmosphere known as sinks. These areas would collect dangerous levels of carbon without the carbon cycle. This would most likely kill living organisms that live in this area. ◊ The cycle is important as it allows carbon to flow from areas where it is collected into other areas of the earth.
  • 13. CREDIT GOES OUT TO: * ZARIO WINT * JOVAUNIE LEWINSON * ODANE BRISSETT * SHAMONE FINE