THE CARBON

CYCLE
Lulab, Nakila Cepeda,
Efren, Balbuena
Carbon is an essential element for life
as we know it because of its ability to
form multiple, stable bonds with
other molecules. This is why
nucleotides, amino acids, sugars, and
lipids all depend on carbon
backbones: carbon provides a stable
structure that allows the chemistry of
life to happen.
Without carbon, none of these
molecules could exist and function
in the ways that permit the
chemistry of life to occur.

As a gas, carbon largely takes the

form of carbon dioxide. Carbon
dioxide is released by organisms as
they break down by glucose.
What is Carbon
Cycle?
- the series of processes by which
carbon compounds are interconverted
in the environment, involving the
incorporation of carbon dioxide into
living tissue by photosynthesis and its
return to the atmosphere through
respiration, the decay of dead
organisms, and the burning of fossil
fuels.
PROCESSES OF
CARBON CYCLE
•First, the energy from the sun is
transferred into organic carbon
through a process known as
photosynthesis. This organic carbon
is then transferred underground
when plants and the animals that
feed on them, die and decay. Some
of this carbon is trapped
underground in the form of fossil
and fossil fuels.
•Then, carbon is also released back
into the atmosphere. However,
through various means. One is
when animals and plants respire,
and another is when human burn
fossil fuels in cars and factories.
•All this carbon enters the
atmosphere as CO2. It is then
reabsorbed by plants, and the
cycle begins again.
 Overall, we can see that
carbon moves in a natural
cycle, although human
factors may now affecting
the balance.
Why is the Carbon
Cycle Important?
The carbon cycle, under normal
circumstances, works to ensure
the stability of variables such as
the Earth’s atmosphere, the
acidity of the ocean, and the
availability of carbon for use by
living things.
Each of its components is of
crucial importance to the
health of all living things –
especially humans, who rely
on many food crops and
animals to feed our large
population.
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