Carbon cycle 1

Carbon cycle

the movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back

Terms:

abiotic- non living part of ecosystem

biotic - living part of ecosystem

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Placed where carbon is stored for a long time

Examples of sinks/reservoirs

Sugar

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere or dissolved in water

Rocks, soil, and fossil fuels

Organisms

The following slides will review the ways carbon can move through an ecosystem.

Producers remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere for photosynthesis

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​Photosynthesis

all living things return Carbon dioxide to the atmosphere as they make energy from the food they eat.

​Cellular Respiration

As fossil fuels are burned, carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere

​burning fossil fuels

​Decaying organisms are broken down by decomposers and carbon dioxide is released into the soil