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Form Iv Csec Biology Carbon Cycle

The document describes the carbon cycle, including how plants use photosynthesis to create carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water, how respiration releases carbon dioxide, and how carbon is transferred through the food chain and geological processes.

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Form Iv Csec Biology Carbon Cycle

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FORM IV CSEC BIOLOGY

CARBON CYCLE

May/June 2007

January 2016
With light energy from the sun along with the presence of chlorophyll, water
and carbon dioxide are used by plants to create carbohydrates via
photosynthesis.

Through the process of respiration, living organisms (plants and animals)


utilize oxygen in order to convert food into energy; carbon dioxide is released
by this process.

Plants may be eaten by animals or later die and decompose to become fossil
fuel. Fossil fuels formed from the decomposition of plants and animals are
later burned to provide energy returning carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.

Carbon is transferred up the food chain from the producers (plants, which
create carbohydrates via photosynthesis), to varying levels of consumers.

Carbon may also be used in the formation of carbonated rocks, a process


known as chemical combination. When these rocks are broken down, they
release carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere. This process is known
as weathering.

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