Unit 1: Cycle Diagrams (Carbon Cycle) Diagram | Quizlet

TERM

Respiration

DEFINITION

Glucose to CO2

TERM

Photosynthesis

DEFINITION

Carbon to OXYGEN!

TERM

Burning Fossil Fuels

DEFINITION

Combustion

TERM

Decomposition

DEFINITION

When an animal dies, carbon is released back into the soil.

TERM

Mineral Uptake

DEFINITION

Limestone and Fossil Fuels

TERM

Shellfish and Coral

DEFINITION

They make their shells with carbon

TERM

Burial + Sedementation

DEFINITION

when animals or plants in bodies of water die, they go to the bottom and have sediment pilled on top of them.

TERM

Deforestation (Human Cause)

DEFINITION

Prevents the ability to take the carbon out of the atmosphere which helps us.

TERM

Direct Exchange (From Ocean)

DEFINITION

Carbon is dissolved right out of the water into the atmosphere.