Carbon Cycle Quiz Review

Which of the following processes decreases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

• factories burning fossil fuels

• photosynthesis

• erosion

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Photosynthesis

• absorbs CO₂

• releases CO₂

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According to the diagram, what are the reservoirs of carbon? (Select more than one...)

• Oceans

• Vegetation, Soil, & Rock

• Fossil Fuels (underground)

• Atmosphere

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What are the products of photosynthesis?

• Carbon dioxide and water
• Carbon dioxide and oxygen
• Glucose and oxygen
• Glucose and water

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What are the products of cellular respiration (ignoring ATP)?

• Carbon dioxide and water

• Carbon dioxide and oxygen

• Glucose and oxygen

• Glucose and water

What reaction does this chemical equation represent?

• Cellular respiration

• Photosynthesis

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What reaction does this chemical equation represent?

• Cellular respiration

• Photosynthesis

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Cellular respiration

• absorbs CO₂

• releases CO₂

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TRUE or FALSE?
All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle.

• True
• False

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Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?

• water

• nutrients

• air

• fossil fuels

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