Oxygen CYCLE is the biogeochemical cycle that describes the movement of oxygen. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas and traps heat in the atmosphere. Ice cores show that there is now more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than there has been in 420,000 years.
Oxygen CYCLE is the biogeochemical cycle that describes the movement of oxygen. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas and traps heat in the atmosphere. Ice cores show that there is now more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than there has been in 420,000 years.
Oxygen CYCLE is the biogeochemical cycle that describes the movement of oxygen. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas and traps heat in the atmosphere. Ice cores show that there is now more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than there has been in 420,000 years.
that describes the movement ofoxygenwithin its three main reservoirs: theatmosphere(air), the total content of biological matter within the biosphere(the global sum of all ecosystems), and thelithosphere(Earth's crust). Failures in the oxygen cycle within thehydrosphere(the combined mass of water found on, under, and over the surface of planet Earth) can result in the development ofhypoxic zones. The main driving factor of the oxygen cycle isphotosynthesis, which is responsible for the modern Earth's atmosphere and life on earth
CARBON CYCLE
The Carbon Cycle
All living things are made of carbon. Carbon is also a part of the ocean, air, and even rocks. Because the Earth is a dynamic place, carbon does not stay still. It is on the move! In the atmosphere, carbon is attached to some oxygen in a gas called carbon dioxide. Plants use carbon dioxide and sunlight to make their own food and grow. The carbon becomes part of the plant. Plants that die and are buried may turn into fossil fuels made of carbon like coal and oil over millions of years. When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas and traps heat in the atmosphere. Without it and other greenhouse gases, Earth would be a frozen world. But humans have burned so much fuel that there is about 30% more carbon dioxide in the air today than there was about 150 years ago, and Earth is becoming a warmer place. In fact, ice cores show us that there is now more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than there has been in the last 420,000 years.
The Oxygen-Carbon Dioxide
Cycle
Plants and other producers use carbon dioxide in
photosynthesis. They produce oxygen as a waste product. Carbon dioxide moves from the air into the leaves of plants. Oxygen moves from the plant into the air through the leaves. Almost all living things, including plants, get energy from cellular respiration. This process releases energy from the sugar molecules in food. Oxygen is used in cellular respiration. Carbon dioxide is produced as a waste product. The oxygen produced during photosynthesis is used in cellular respiration. The carbon dioxide produced in cellular respiration is used in photosynthesis. This is the oxygen-carbon dioxide cycle.
OXYGEN-CARBON DIOXIDE CYCLE
The Oxygen-Carbon Dioxide
Cycle
The continuous exchange of gases by plants and animals in the environment is called the oxygencarbon dioxide cycle.