CARBON CYCLE REPORT - PART ONE
Carbon is a beneficial element in all living organisms as it is one of the main nutrients provided through the food in their food chain. Animals gain Carbon nutrients through the animals that they prey and eat, while plants gain Carbon nutrients through the Carbon Dioxide they consume in the process of photosynthesis. Not only do living organisms store Carbon but fossil fuels such as oil and coal, fuel wood, organic debris and, organic sediments and calcareous sediments also store Carbon. Although Carbon can be easily stored and contained it can be just as easily released. Released in the form of Carbon Dioxide, Carbon is released through the respiration of living organisms, the organic waste from organisms and …show more content…
A process known as the Carbon Cycle, is an essential process which displays how Carbon is both released and taken from Earth’s atmosphere.
The Carbon Cycle is a process which shows the different ways that Carbon travels through the atmosphere. This process shows how both Carbon is released and taken from the atmosphere through various ways. Carbon is consistently in the atmosphere as it is always being released through the process of respiration. Respiration takes form in the word equation of Oxygen + Glucose Carbon Dioxide + Water and in the balanced chemical equation of 6O2 + C6H12O6 6CO2 + 6O2. It is the process which allows a living organism to breathe. This process requires a living organism to breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. The oxygen along with glucose mixes within the organisms to produce carbon dioxide and water, which is then released into the atmosphere. Living organisms not only release carbon dioxide through respiration but also through the organic waste that they produce. Living organisms consume food …show more content…
The increased produce of Greenhouse Gases is primarily altering the climate in a very substantial way. Greenhouse gases are atmospheric gases that have the ability to redirect the outgoing energy. First the gases absorb outgoing energy and then reemit it randomly in any direction. This means that most of the energy does not escape the atmosphere. Gases mainly occur naturally through water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, however, they can be altered through human activities. According to ToptoTop (2015), Human Activities such as solid waste, burning fossil fuels, burning wood and burning wood products in factories release varying amounts unnatural Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere. Human Activities such as rice production, decomposing organic wastes, raising livestock, producing and transporting fossil fuels release varying amounts of unnatural methane into the atmosphere. Human activities in agricultural and industrial areas increase the amount of nitrous oxide in the environment. All of these greenhouse gases are placed into the atmosphere on a higher scale due to human activities and are changing Earth’s climate. Human activities including combustion of fossil fuels and biomass burning also contribute to climate change in the Earth’s atmosphere as they increase the amount of aerosol
Carbon is a beneficial element in all living organisms as it is one of the main nutrients provided through the food in their food chain. Animals gain Carbon nutrients through the animals that they prey and eat, while plants gain Carbon nutrients through the Carbon Dioxide they consume in the process of photosynthesis. Not only do living organisms store Carbon but fossil fuels such as oil and coal, fuel wood, organic debris and, organic sediments and calcareous sediments also store Carbon. Although Carbon can be easily stored and contained it can be just as easily released. Released in the form of Carbon Dioxide, Carbon is released through the respiration of living organisms, the organic waste from organisms and …show more content…
A process known as the Carbon Cycle, is an essential process which displays how Carbon is both released and taken from Earth’s atmosphere.
The Carbon Cycle is a process which shows the different ways that Carbon travels through the atmosphere. This process shows how both Carbon is released and taken from the atmosphere through various ways. Carbon is consistently in the atmosphere as it is always being released through the process of respiration. Respiration takes form in the word equation of Oxygen + Glucose Carbon Dioxide + Water and in the balanced chemical equation of 6O2 + C6H12O6 6CO2 + 6O2. It is the process which allows a living organism to breathe. This process requires a living organism to breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. The oxygen along with glucose mixes within the organisms to produce carbon dioxide and water, which is then released into the atmosphere. Living organisms not only release carbon dioxide through respiration but also through the organic waste that they produce. Living organisms consume food …show more content…
The increased produce of Greenhouse Gases is primarily altering the climate in a very substantial way. Greenhouse gases are atmospheric gases that have the ability to redirect the outgoing energy. First the gases absorb outgoing energy and then reemit it randomly in any direction. This means that most of the energy does not escape the atmosphere. Gases mainly occur naturally through water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, however, they can be altered through human activities. According to ToptoTop (2015), Human Activities such as solid waste, burning fossil fuels, burning wood and burning wood products in factories release varying amounts unnatural Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere. Human Activities such as rice production, decomposing organic wastes, raising livestock, producing and transporting fossil fuels release varying amounts of unnatural methane into the atmosphere. Human activities in agricultural and industrial areas increase the amount of nitrous oxide in the environment. All of these greenhouse gases are placed into the atmosphere on a higher scale due to human activities and are changing Earth’s climate. Human activities including combustion of fossil fuels and biomass burning also contribute to climate change in the Earth’s atmosphere as they increase the amount of aerosol