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LO: To learn about the Carbon cycle

Write down the

word equations for
photosynthesis and
respiration on your
MWB.
What do you notice?

Bronze: Identify processes that cycle carbon

Silver: Describe where carbon is found and how carbon is cycled by organisms
Gold: Link photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition and combustion to the carbon cycle
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Mark Prep

Complete the respiration past exam question

Bronze: Identify processes that cycle carbon

Silver: Describe where carbon is found and how carbon is cycled by organisms
Gold: Link photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition and combustion to the carbon cycle
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What is photosynthesis? Use this diagram to

describe what
Photosynthesis is

Photosynthesis is the process by which

green plants use sunlight to synthesise
nutrients from carbon dioxide and water. 
Synthesis = to put together/combine

Photosynthesis
(LIGHT ENERGY)
CARBON DIOXIDE + GLUCOSE OXYGEN + WATER

Bronze: Identify processes that cycle carbon

Silver: Describe where carbon is found and how carbon is cycled by organisms
Gold: Link photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition and combustion to the carbon cycle
 LO: To learn about the Carbon cycle

Describe the link between Photosynthesis and Food Chains

All food chains begin with a green plant. Green plants carry out
Photosynthesis.
Copy and Complete:
Carbon enters the food chain duringphotosynthesis
__________ and transfers to all
tissue The carbon is _________
living _______. die
recycled when organisms______.

Recycled, tissue, die, photosynthesis

Bronze: Identify processes that cycle carbon
Silver: Describe where carbon is found and how carbon is cycled by organisms
decomposition
Gold: Link photosynthesis, respiration, decomp and and
die osition combustion to the
combustion to carbon cyclecycle
the carbon
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All living things (both plants and animals) respire.

all living
Respiration is a chemical reaction that happens in ___
Energy is released from ________
things. ________ glucose so that all the
other chemical processes needed for life can happen

What are the waste products of respiration?

Bronze: Identify processes that cycle carbon

Silver: Describe where carbon is found and how carbon is cycled by organisms
Gold: Link photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition and combustion to the carbon cycle
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Photosynthesis

Respiration

What is happening to the Carbon?

The carbon is being cycled by plants and organisms.

Bronze: Identify processes that cycle carbon

Silver: Describe where carbon is found and how carbon is cycled by organisms
Gold: Link photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition and combustion to the carbon cycle
 2. CO2 is
1. Plants returned
absorb CO2 to
in
CO2 in the air &
the air when the
photosynthesis andplant
make
dissolved in water respires.
(oceans) new carbon compounds.

7. CO is returned
5. Animals2 &
to the atmosphere
decomposers also
when
return CO2 fossil
to thefuels 3. The carbon taken
are burnt in by plants is then
atmosphere by
(combustion). eaten by animals.
respiration.

4. Dead plant &

6. Dead material is animal material is
turned into fossil broken down by
fuels. decomposers.

There is also huge amounts of carbon locked into carbonate rocks, e.g. Limestone.
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Task:
Cut out the pictures and arrows provided
And use them to build yourself a carbon cycle in
your book!

Make sure you’ve got them in the positions you

want before gluing everything in!

Bronze: Identify processes that cycle carbon

Silver: Describe where carbon is found and how carbon is cycled by organisms
Gold: Link photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition and combustion to the carbon cycle
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Bronze: Identify processes that cycle carbon

Silver: Describe where carbon is found and how carbon is cycled by organisms
Gold: Link photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition and combustion to the carbon cycle
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Bronze: Identify processes that cycle carbon
Silver: Describe where carbon is found and how carbon is cycled by organisms
Gold: Link photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition and combustion to the carbon cycle
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Complete the table: Name two processes each

Adding carbon from the Removing carbon from the

atmosphere: atmosphere:

Bronze: Identify processes that cycle carbon

Silver: Describe where carbon is found and how carbon is cycled by organisms
Gold: Link photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition and combustion to the carbon cycle
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Complete the table

Adding carbon from the
atmosphere:
Respiration by living organisms
(including microbes that carry
out decay)
Removing carbon from the
atmosphere:
Photosynthesis by plants

Combustion of fossil fuels, for Dissolving into oceans, and

transport, electricity and over time forming sea shells
industry

Bronze: Identify processes that cycle carbon

Silver: Describe where carbon is found and how carbon is cycled by organisms
Gold: Link photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition and combustion to the carbon cycle
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aboutthe
theCarbon
rock cycle
cycle

Prep Task: What is fossilisation?

Bronze: Identify processes that cycle carbon

Silver: Describe where carbon is found and how carbon is cycled by organisms
Gold: Link photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition and combustion to the carbon cycle