The Carbon Cycle (Leaving Cert Biology): Quizzes
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What is nutrient recycling?
What is nutrient recycling?
Elements absorbed, released, reabsorbed
Which organisms perform photosynthesis?
Which organisms perform photosynthesis?
Plants, algae, and some bacteria
What do organisms convert CO₂ into during photosynthesis?
What do organisms convert CO₂ into during photosynthesis?
Glucose
What do organisms release during respiration?
What do organisms release during respiration?
CO₂
Which organisms perform respiration?
Which organisms perform respiration?
Animals, plants, and microbes
What gases do decomposers release?
What gases do decomposers release?
CO₂ and methane in some cases
What does burning fossil fuels release?
What does burning fossil fuels release?
CO₂
How long does fossilisation take?
How long does fossilisation take?
Millions of years
What does fossilisation do to carbon?
What does fossilisation do to carbon?
Locks it away
What do oceans eventually form from absorbed CO₂?
What do oceans eventually form from absorbed CO₂?
Sedimentary rocks like limestone
What do volcanoes release into the atmosphere?
What do volcanoes release into the atmosphere?
CO₂