Carbon Cycle

In the nonliving environment, carbon exists as a gas in _____.

• cells
• geosphere
• atmosphere

Earth has a fixed amount of _____.

• trees
• carbon
• carbon dioxide

Carbon enters the living world through the process of _____.

• photosynthesis
• respiration
• combustion
• decomposition

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In the atmosphere, carbon attaches to oxygen to form _____.

• C
• O
• CO₂ 
• C₆H₁₂O₆

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In this diagram, how many ways can carbon enter the living world?

• one
• two
• three
• four

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Burning fossil fuel has which effect in the carbon cycle?

• It removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
• It puts carbon dioxide under the ground.
• It adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
• It has no effect in the carbon cycle.

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Which process takes carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere?

• respiration
• combustion
• decomposition
• photosynthesis

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What is the an important element for living things.

• Neon
• Hydrogen
• Helium
• Carbon

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oxygen is a gas produced by _ and used by  _ 

• plants and animals 
• photosynthesis and carbon dioxide 
• animals and plants 
• carbon dioxide and photosynthesis

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if there is a fire in a forest, there will be less _ in the environment?

• nitrogen
• oxygen

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