Carbon Cycle

Label what number 4 represents in the carbon cycle.

What is the correct formula for photosynthesis?

Answer explanation

6CO2 + 6H2O --> C6H12O6 + 6O2

True or False:

Climate change deceases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

• True

• False

What way(s) can negatively humans affect the carbon cycle?

• Composting

• Planting trees

• The burning of fossil fuels

• Deforestation

What do decomposers do in the carbon cycle?

• Release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

• Break down dead organic matter and returns carbon to the soil

• Decomposers do nothing in the carbon cycle

• Convert carbon dioxide into oxygen

When humans inhale, we absorb _________.

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Nitrogen

• Water

How can carbon be removed from the atmosphere?

• Decomposition

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Ocean Capture

What process transforms carbon into chemical energy?

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Decomposition

• Ocean Capture

Where can carbon be found?

• The Atmosphere

• Fossil fuels

• Organic matter

• Ocean

Which of the following is an example of a decomposer?

• Owl
• Fish
• Tree
• Mushroom