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Biomass
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The total amount of living matter in an environment or the world. Anything that is alive or was alive.
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fossil fuel
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a hydrocarbon deposit, such as petroleum, coal, natural gas, derived from living matter of a previous geologic time and used for fuel.`
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reservoir
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a location where carbon accumulates and is held over an extended period of time.
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photosynthesis
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the process plants use to combine sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce oxygen and sugar(energy).
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respiration
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the process in which cells obtain energy by the consumption of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide
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carbon cycle
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the circulation of carbon between living organisms and their suroundings
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carbon is found in the HYDROSPHERE (ocean) as:
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disolved carbon dioxide, sea shells and fish bones
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carbon is found in the LITHOSPHERE as:
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fossil fuels and sedimentary rock; limestone, dolomite, chalk
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combustion
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burning, carbon is released back into the atmosphere
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Organisms need photosynthesis in order to
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create glucose and other carbon-containing compounds
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carbon cycles through the biosphere by
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photosynthesis, decomposition, respiration
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decompose
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to break down, decay, or rot
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carbon is found in the ATMOSPHERE as
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carbon dioxide gas
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carbon is found in the BIOSPHERE in
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molecules in people & plants, living things
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