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    Carbon Cycle: SNC 1D0 Name: Davis Rain Murphy

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    The document summarizes the carbon cycle. It describes how carbon is stored in the atmosphere, oceans, and organisms. It then outlines the carbon cycle, listing the processes like photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, and fossil fuel combustion that move carbon between these reservoirs. It notes three ways carbon dioxide enters the atmosphere (cellular respiration, volcanic activity, fossil fuel combustion) and two ways it is removed (photosynthesis, dissolving in the ocean). Finally, it discusses how humans impact the carbon cycle through burning fossil fuels and deforestation, and illustrates how a carbon atom from a dinosaur could end up in a human cell by cycling through the various carbon reservoirs and processes over millions of years.

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    The document summarizes the carbon cycle. It describes how carbon is stored in the atmosphere, oceans, and organisms. It then outlines the carbon cycle, listing the processes like photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, and fossil fuel combustion that move carbon between these reservoirs. It notes three ways carbon dioxide enters the atmosphere (cellular respiration, volcanic activity, fossil fuel combustion) and two ways it is removed (photosynthesis, dissolving in the ocean). Finally, it discusses how humans impact the carbon cycle through burning fossil fuels and deforestation, and illustrates how a carbon atom from a dinosaur could end up in a human cell by cycling through the various carbon reservoirs and processes over millions of years.

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    The document summarizes the carbon cycle. It describes how carbon is stored in the atmosphere, oceans, and organisms. It then outlines the carbon cycle, listing the processes like photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, and fossil fuel combustion that move carbon between these reservoirs. It notes three ways carbon dioxide enters the atmosphere (cellular respiration, volcanic activity, fossil fuel combustion) and two ways it is removed (photosynthesis, dissolving in the ocean). Finally, it discusses how humans impact the carbon cycle through burning fossil fuels and deforestation, and illustrates how a carbon atom from a dinosaur could end up in a human cell by cycling through the various carbon reservoirs and processes over millions of years.

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    Carbon Cycle: SNC 1D0 Name: Davis Rain Murphy

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    Davis Murphy
    The document summarizes the carbon cycle. It describes how carbon is stored in the atmosphere, oceans, and organisms. It then outlines the carbon cycle, listing the processes like photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, and fossil fuel combustion that move carbon between these reservoirs. It notes three ways carbon dioxide enters the atmosphere (cellular respiration, volcanic activity, fossil fuel combustion) and two ways it is removed (photosynthesis, dissolving in the ocean). Finally, it discusses how humans impact the carbon cycle through burning fossil fuels and deforestation, and illustrates how a carbon atom from a dinosaur could end up in a human cell by cycling through the various carbon reservoirs and processes over millions of years.

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    SNC 1D0 Name: Davis Rain Murphy

    Carbon Cycle
    1. Where is carbon stored on earth? (Identify 3 places)
    On Earth, carbon is stored within the atmosphere, in the ocean, and inside organisms.

    2. An outline of the carbon cycle is shown below. The arrows indicate the flow of carbon through the
    cycle. Fill in the boxes and/or write on the arrows using the following words. Use the diagram in
    the text on p. 50 as a guide.

    Fossil fuels Combustion Volcanic action Food chain


    Photosynthesis Decomposition Animal Respiration Plant
    respiration CO2 dissolving
    SNC 1D0 Name: Davis Rain Murphy

    3. Write down three ways in which carbon dioxide is put into the atmosphere
    1. Cellular respiration
    2. Volcanic activity
    3. Combustion of fossil fuels

    4. Write down two ways that carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere
    1. Photosynthesis
    2. Dissolves into the ocean

    5. Explain the two ways by which humans impact the carbon cycle.

    Human impact Explanation


    Burning fossil fuels By burning fossil fuels as an energy source, humans have caused
    a lot of carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) to be released into the
    air. These gases trap heat inside the atmosphere, contributing to
    climate change.
    Deforestation Since plants take in carbon dioxide, and release oxygen in its
    place, they are a crucial part of the carbon cycle. When humans
    cut down trees, we are hurting Earth’s natural filter, and more CO2
    is sent into the atmosphere.

    6. There is a finite number of carbon atoms in the world. That means an atom of
    carbon that is in a molecule in your body may actually have been a part of a
    dinosaur that lived millions of years ago! Hard to believe – but true!

    Use your knowledge of the carbon cycle to create a flow chart or concept map
    showing how it is possible that an atom of carbon that was once part of a dinosaur
    could now be in one of your own cells.
    Be sure to clearly demonstrate your knowledge of ecological processes by referring to
    specific concepts and using key terms covered in the course. Use arrows to show
    the direction in which carbon is travelling.

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