1. Carbon Cycle

2. Carbon Cycle
The movement of carbon from the non-living environment into living things and back

3. Major Elements
CO2
O: Oxygen
C: Carbon
C6H12O6:Glucose

4. Decomposing bacteria:
bacteria that break down organic material

5. Waste:
a resource that is not safely recycled back into the environment

6. Dead organism:
something that was once living

7. Carbon sink:
natural or artificial reservoir that accumulates and stores more carbon than it releases
Examples: Forests, soils, oceans and the atmosphere

8. Combustion
To burn something

9. Glucose Molecular formula: C6H12O6
Glucose is a carbohydrate (sugar) used for energy

10. Photosynthesis
The process in which plants, algae, and some use sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to produce carbohydrates and oxygen

11. Respiration
organisms release/use energy stored in the chemical bonds of glucose (C6H12O6)

12. How the cycle works: What goes into animal – O2
What goes out of animal –CO2
What goes into plant- CO2
What goes out of plant- O2
What is stored in animal- carbon and carbohydrates
What is stored in plant- carbon and carbohydrates
How stored products get back out of animal and plant- waste and dead organism

13. How the cycle works answers
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How stored products get back out of animal and plant-