Carbon cycle

Carbon cycle - 1

Plants take in sunlight - product of photosynthesis

Carbon cycle - 2

Carbon dioxide is released into atmosphere

Carbon cycle - 3

Leaves from respirated plants may fall and transfer carbon dioxide into other materials - eg soil

Carbon cycle - 4

Carbon dioxide in soil means organisms (insects) digest additional carbon dioxide

Carbon cycle - 5

These animals then die and decompose

Carbon cycle - 6

The carbon from their bodies return to the atmosphere by respiration