Carbon Cycle and Photosynthesis

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What is carbon dioxide considered in terms of matter?

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Abiotic matter.

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What are energy storage molecules considered in terms of matter?

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Biotic matter.

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What process uses carbon from carbon dioxide and energy from sunlight to make energy storage molecules?

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Photosynthesis.

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What happens to carbon during photosynthesis?

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It moves from abiotic to biotic matter.

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If one part of a system changes

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It affects the rest of the system.

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What happens when there is more carbon dioxide in abiotic matter?

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More carbon is available to producers for making energy storage molecules.

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What happens when there is less carbon dioxide in abiotic matter?

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Less carbon is available to producers for making energy storage molecules.

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How does sunlight affect the production of energy storage molecules?

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More sunlight allows producers to make more energy storage molecules; less sunlight means fewer molecules are made.

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What happens to carbon during cellular respiration?

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Carbon dioxide is produced from the carbon in energy storage molecules, moving carbon from biotic to abiotic matter.

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Does the total amount of carbon change in a closed ecosystem?

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No, the total amount of carbon does not change.