The carbon cycle explains how carbon is cycled through living and non-living parts of the Earth. The seven processes of the carbon cycle are: 1. Photosynthesis
2. Animal nutrition 3. Formation of fossil fuels 4. Storage in water 5. Decomposition 6. Respiration 7. Burning of fossil fuels
Burning of fossil fuels
Respiration Photosynthesis
Storage in water Animal nutrition Decomposition
Formation of fossil fuels
:Fig. 37.6 The carbon cycle 1. Photosynthesis
Plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and use it to make their own food in a process called photosynthesis (see chapter 11). 2. Animal nutrition
When animals eat plants and other animals, carbon is temporarily stored in their bodies (see chapter 9).