11-24-20 The Carbon Cycle 2

CARBON CYCLE
PRESENTORS : Halina, Mark Daniel C.

Endo, Takanoah I.
Aquino, Wincel Ann I.
Patino, Ray Antonette V.
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CARBON
• The estimation is that carbon
forms 0.032% of The Earth’s
crust.
• No element is more essential to
life than carbon, because only
carbon forms strong single
bonds to itself that are stable
enough to resist chemical
attack under ambient
conditions.
• Big quantities of carbon are
found in the form of
compounds. Carbon is present
in the atmosphere as carbon
dioxide in 0.03% in volume.
Carbon
Chemical building block of life
There is a constant amount of

carbon present on the planet and
its atmosphere
. It can be bonded with other

elements
Carbon Forms
Carbon Atom Coke Coal
Carbon Forms
Fullerenes Graphite Diamond
3 Major Carbon Bearing Reservoirs
Lithosphere
The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting

of the crust and upper mantle.
Hydrosphere
The hydrosphere is the combined
mass of water found on, under, and
above the surface of a planet, minor
planet or natural satellite.
Atmosphere
An atmosphere is a layer or a
set of layers of gases
surrounding a planet or other
material body, that is held in
place by the gravity of that
body.
Carbon Cycle
- Nature’s way of recycling carbon atoms
- Process in which carbon atoms continually travel from the
atmosphere to the Earth & then back into the atmosphere
IMPORTANCE OF CARBON CYCLE
ESSENTIAL FOR LIFE CRITICAL TO FOOD CHAIN
All living organisms are made up
Carbon present in the producers
of carbon
CARBO
IMPORTANT FOR THE N IMPORTANCE FOR
MAINTENANCE OF THE CYCLE CLIMATE REGULATION
BALANCE IN ECOSYSTEMS
Carbon Dioxide and Methane
Movement of carbon in various
– carbon based gases that
reservoirs
significantly contribute to
global warming
ENTRY OF CARBON INTO THE ATMOSPHERE
01 Respiration – Combustion - Carbon Dioxide
CARBON DIOXIDE ABSORPTION BY
Carbon 02
PRODUCERS
PHOTOSYNTESIS ( Carbon Dioxide – Sugars)
Cycle PASSING OF THE CARBON COMPOUNDS IN
Steps 03
THE FOOD CHAIN
Plants are consumed by the animals and receives their carbon
compounds
RETURN OF THE CARBON TO THE

ATMOSPHERE
04 Decomposition – gives off carbon dioxide as a by-product
Biogeochemical
• Air – CO2
• Ocean – Carbonates and Bicarbonates = CO2
• Soil(Lithosphere) – Fossil Fuels
• Plants – Main source of carbon removal from the
atmosphere (CO2) = Photosynthesis
• Restocking of CO2 - Respiration, Combustion of Fossil
Fuels, Decomposition, and Chemical Reactions that
produces CO2
LONG TERM
- Slower form of carbon cycling

- Takes thousands to millions of years
to occur.
Annual changes that occur within the

atmosphere, terrestrial ecosystems &
the marine ecosystem.
SHORT TERM
Carbon Cycle Reactions
• Photosynthesis
CO2 + H2O + Sunlight Glucose + O2
• Respiration
O2 + CH2O -> energy + H2O + CO2
• CO2 dissolves in water
CO2 + H2O H2CO3
• Dissolved CO2 reacts with metal ions in water
Ca + CO3 CaCO3 (limestone)
Mg + CO3 MgCO3
Photosynthesis
• Carbon is a raw material for photosynthesis, in the form of
CO2:
 Land
- from the air
 Water
- Dissolved CO2 in the water
• Carbon enters the plant cell, called stomata

• CO2 + H2O + Sunlight Glucose + O2
Carbon Cycle in a selected Ecosystem
(Ocean)
Ocean is called a carbon ‘sink’
1. CO2 dissolves in the surface waters of the ocean
2. Photosynthesis
3. Organisms used carbon to produce CaCO3 to make shells
4. Dead organisms and decayed shells releases CO2
5. Material containing CO2 sinks and forms layers of carbon-rich
sediments
6. Sediments forms rocks and rocks containing CO2 (limestone)
combines with the magma when a tectonic plate movement
happened (subduction)
7. CO is released again in the atmosphere during volcanic eruption
Greenhouse Effect
• A naturally occurring phenomenon that makes Earth

warm enough for life to exist. Without it, Earth would
much be colder.
• CO2 is an important greenhouse gas, because it helps
Earth’s atmosphere to retain heat generated from the
Sun
• Too much CO2 going into the atmosphere can lead to a
planet that gets unnaturally hot.
Huge amount of carbon released in the
atmosphere=level of greenhouse gases
increases.
Climate Change
• Earth is warmer due to increased concentration
of atmospheric carbon dioxide from burning of
fossil fuels over the last century
• Due to increase of greenhouse gases, glaciers
started to melt that increased the sea level
• Warmer conditions lead to more evaporation
and precipitation in various regions(wetter or
dryer)

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CARBON CYCLE

PRESENTORS : Halina, Mark Daniel C.

Chemical building block of life

There is a constant amount of

. It can be bonded with other

The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting

CARBON DIOXIDE ABSORPTION BY

Cycle PASSING OF THE CARBON COMPOUNDS IN

RETURN OF THE CARBON TO THE

- Slower form of carbon cycling

Annual changes that occur within the

• Carbon enters the plant cell, called stomata

• A naturally occurring phenomenon that makes Earth

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