Friday, September 2, 2011

Carbon Cycle

The is one of the most important cycles of the earth and allows for carbon to be recycled and reused throughout the biosphere and all of its organisms. Carbon in the air in the form of carbon dioxide is taken in by plants for photosynthesis. The carbon is then converted into glucose. When these plants are eaten, the glucose is transferred to them. When the plants and animals die, their bodies decay, bringing carbon to the ground. Some of it becomes buried deep underground and become fossil fuels after millions of years. Also, every time an organism respires, they release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, restarting the carbon cycle
This topic is one that I had no idea at all. I never knew that there was such a thing as a carbon cycle, so this topic showed me just how much about science I do not know.

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