The Carbon Cycle
There is carbon all over the world, whether in the atmosphere or the oceans.
Carbon first has to get into the ocean or atmosphere. Carbon can get into the
atmosphere from soil, decomposing animals, waste product, burning sediment from
the earth, or events like a volcanic eruption. Some of this carbon goes into the
ocean while some of it goes into the atmosphere. Plants on land and
phytoplankton in the ocean take in carbon during photosynthesis, turning it into
carbohydrates and sugars. Plants and phytoplankton then release oxygen as a
byproduct which most living organisms use to breath (including marine life).
When land animals or marine life eat plants or phytoplankton they consume the
carbon stored from photosynthesis. Organisms then release that carbon when they
breath, create waste products, or die and decompose. Some of the carbon goes
back into the atmosphere or oceans, some goes into the soil which will later be
released into the atmosphere and some forms into rocks, like coal or diamonds.
This is an explanation of the carbon cycle. And i found this pictures on Google.
Carbon first has to get into the ocean or atmosphere. Carbon can get into the
atmosphere from soil, decomposing animals, waste product, burning sediment from
the earth, or events like a volcanic eruption. Some of this carbon goes into the
ocean while some of it goes into the atmosphere. Plants on land and
phytoplankton in the ocean take in carbon during photosynthesis, turning it into
carbohydrates and sugars. Plants and phytoplankton then release oxygen as a
byproduct which most living organisms use to breath (including marine life).
When land animals or marine life eat plants or phytoplankton they consume the
carbon stored from photosynthesis. Organisms then release that carbon when they
breath, create waste products, or die and decompose. Some of the carbon goes
back into the atmosphere or oceans, some goes into the soil which will later be
released into the atmosphere and some forms into rocks, like coal or diamonds.
This is an explanation of the carbon cycle. And i found this pictures on Google.