Question

List the steps in the carbon cycle and what role each of the organisms play in contributing to the carbon cycle.

Answer 1

Carbon moves from the atmosphere to plants.

Carbon moves from plants to animals.

Carbon moves from plants and animals to soils.

Carbon moves from living things to the atmosphere.

Carbon moves from fossil fuels to the atmosphere when fuels are burned.

Carbon moves from the atmosphere to the oceans.

Terms in this set (6)

Photosynthesis. Producers convert CO2 into sugars.

Respiration. Sugars are converted back into CO2.

Burial. Some carbon can be buried.

Extraction. Human extraction of fossil fuels brings carbon to Earth's surface, where it can be combusted.

Exchange.

Combustion.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Carbon moves from the atmosphere to plants.

Carbon moves from plants to animals.

Carbon moves from plants and animals to soils.

Carbon moves from living things to the atmosphere.

Carbon moves from fossil fuels to the atmosphere when fuels are burned.

Carbon moves from the atmosphere to the oceans.

Terms in this set (6)

Photosynthesis. Producers convert CO2 into sugars.

Respiration. Sugars are converted back into CO2.

Burial. Some carbon can be buried.

Extraction. Human extraction of fossil fuels brings carbon to Earth's surface, where it can be combusted.

Exchange.

Combustion.

Step-by-step explanation: