Carbon and Oxygen Cycle (Study Island)

Which of these is true of Carbon (C) on Earth?

• It is a finite resource that gets recycled through various processes.

• There is an infinite amount on Earth.

• Carbon (C) is only found in trace amounts and is unimportant to life.

• Animals and Plants make new Carbon (C) through the processes of cellular respiration and photosynthesis.

Why is carbon important for life on Earth?

• It is used to build houses.

• It is used to make plastic.

• It is essential for plants and animals to survive.

• It makes the sky blue.

Organisms from what kingdom of life absorb Carbon Dioxide from the air to make food?

• Animalia

• Fungi

• Plantae

What do plants use carbon dioxide for?

• To change color.

• To grow taller.

• To make noise.

• For photosynthesis.

How do animals get carbon compounds?

• By drinking water.

• By sleeping.

• By eating plants.

• By breathing air.

What are TWO other things besides Respiration that return Carbon (C) to the air?

• Photosynthesis in organisms in the Protist family

• Burning of Fossil Fuels

• Forest Fires

• The water cycle

Which process does NOT return carbon to the atmosphere?

• Respiration

• Decomposition

• Combustion

• Photosynthesis

What happens to carbon when living things die?

• It becomes a rock.

• It is returned to the soil and air.

• It turns into water.

• It disappears.