Carbon cycle
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carbon sink
a reservoir that absorbs/stores more carbon that it releases
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carbon source
a reservoir that releases more carbon that it absorbs
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photosynthesis
plants use sunlight to convert CO2 and water into glucose and oxygen
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respiration
plants break down glucose using oxygen to release energy, producing CO2 and water
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combustion
burning of organic material/fossil fuel that releases stored carbon into the atmosphere
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burial/compaction
long term storage of carbon when dead organisms are buried under sediments and form fossil fuel
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