Understanding the Carbon Cycle

Practice Questions

High School Biology › Understanding the Carbon Cycle

Questions
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1

How do organism move carbon through the carbon cycle?

2

Which of the following is an example of human impact on the carbon cycle?

3

By what method is the majority of carbon moved from the lithosphere to the atmosphere?

4

In the carbon cycle, animals can release carbon back into the cycle through __________ or through __________.

5

Humans burn fossil fuels and wood, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This carbon dioxide is then absorbed by trees for photosynthesis. These processes are contibutory to which chemical cycle?

6

What kind of organism sequesters the most carbon from the atmosphere?

7

If a forest fire occurs, what will happen to the carbon in the forest?

8

Attempt to draw out the Carbon cycle to the best of your abilities without looking up a photo before answering this problem.

Which of the following is not one of the major carbon stores on Earth?

9

How does the human body return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?

10

Where does all the carbon in organisms originate from?

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