Plant Power
Plants use sunlight to make their own food in this process.
Photosynthesis
This gas is released into the air during respiration and combustion.
Carbon Dioxide
Combustion is another word for this.
Burning, Exploding, Fire (Any of these 3)
This process breaks down dead plants and animals .
Decomposition
Name every carbon reservoir.
Biosphere, Geosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere
Plants take in this gas from the air.
Carbon dioxide
Animals need this gas to breath and for energy.
Oxygen
This is one common human use for fossil fuels.
Vehicular power or movement
These two organisms are the main things that decompose organic matter
Bacteria and fungi
This is the largest carbon reservoir on Earth's surface.
Hydrosphere (Will accept Oceans or Water)
This is the sugar plants make for energy.
Glucose
This process happens in cells and releases energy from glucose.
Cellular Respiration
Name one fossil fuel humans burn.
Coal, Oil, Natural gas
True or False : All organisms decompose in the same way
False
Fossil fuels are carbon stored in this reservoir.
Geosphere (Will accept Underground, Earth)
This green pigment captures sunlight.
Chlorophyll
When too much CO2 builds up, it contributes to this global problem.
Climate Change (Global Warming is Accepted)
What two things are necessary for combustion to occur?
Fuel and oxygen
Decomposition returns carbon back to this part of the environment.
Soil, Geosphere
The biosphere, specifically the forest is an important carbon reservoir because they store carbon in this.
Trees, Plants
Where in a plant cell does photosynthesis take place?
Chloroplasts
This is the respiration formula in chemical format.
Climate Change (Global Warming is Accepted)C6H12O6 + 6O2 becomes 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy/ATP
Why does burning fossil fuels increase carbon content in the atmosphere?
It releases stored carbon from underground
Why is decomposition important to ecosystems?
It recycles nutrients and carbon
This is the name of places carbon is mainly stored.
Carbon reservoirs