Photosynthesis
What is photosynthesis?
The process by which plants use sunlight to make food.
What is Respiration?
The process that releases energy by breaking down glucose.
What is combustion?
The process of burning something where it reacts with oxygen to produce heat and light.
What is decomposition?
The process that breaks down dead organisms and releases carbon.
What is a carbon sink?
Something that absorbs more carbon than it releases.
What is the gas that is taken by plants during photosynthesis?
CO2 (Carbon Dioxide)
What is the gas that animals release during respiration?
CO2 (Carbon dioxide).
The burning of fossil fuels release what gas?
Carbon dioxide.
What are 2 organisms that help with decomposition?
Fungi and bacteria.
What is an example of a carbon sink?
Forests or oceans.
What are two products that are made in photosynthesis?
Glucose and oxygen.
Animals and plants release carbon dioxide by??
Breathing.
Name 3 fossil fuels that is burned in combustion?
coal, oil, and gas.
Dead organisms break down releasing carbon into the???
Soil or air.
What is a carbon source?
Something that releases more carbon than it absorbs.
What is chemical energy?
Energy that is stored in substances that can be released during a chemical reaction.
Animals and plants release carbon dioxide even at what time of the day?
Night time.
What is released during combustion besides carbon dioxide?
Energy.
Decomposers like fungi and bacteria are crucial for??
Recycling carbon and energy.
What is an example of a carbon source?
Factories or cars.