Carbon

Respiration is a process where living things (animals) inhale ______________ and exhale _____________________.

• Oxygen, Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen

• CO₂, O

• Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide

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

• True

• False

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Where can you find carbon?

• Only in Earth's atmosphere

• Inside all water molecules

• Inside the sun

• Inside every living thing on Earth

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What organisms in the ocean absorb the most carbon dioxide?

• Algae and marine plants

• Ocean mammals, like whales and dolphins

• Fish

• Coral

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What is a carbon sink?

• Something that adds to the atmosphere.

• Something that removes carbon from the atmosphere.

• Something that adds carbon to the earth's crust.

• Something that removes carbon from the earth's crust.

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How does carbon become locked inside the earth?

• Tree roots expel carbon into the soil as they grow.

• Humans use machines to pump carbon dioxide into large underground rocks.

• Rocks become richer in carbon as time goes by.

• The carbon-rich bodies of plants and animals decay into the earth after they die.

Which of the following are fossil fuels?

• Coal, water, oil

• Oxygen, coal, oil

• Coal, Oil, Natural Gas

• None of the above

All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which describes the relationship between plants and animals in the carbon cycle?

• Plants produce and release oxygen that animals need

• Plants produce and release carbon dioxide that animals need

• Animals produce and release oxygen that plants need

• Animals produce oxygen that plants turn into carbon dioxide

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Carbon atoms cannot be created or destroyed

• True

• False

• Not enough information to answer

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