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Texas Lutheran University
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ENVS 130 | Environmental Science
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2019
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CARBON CYCLE VOCABULARY PHOTOSYNTHESIS-the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water ANIMAL RESPIRATION-When an animal breathes, it takes in oxygen gas and releases carbon dioxide gas into the atmosphere. This carbon dioxide is a waste product produced by the animal's cells during cellular respiration. Cellular respiration occurs in the individual cells. Digested foods have chemical energy stored in them. ORGANIC CARBON-Organic carbon can be allochthonous, or sourced from outside the system or it can be autochthonous, or sourced from the immediate surroundings of the system . FOSSIL FUELS-a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms. ROOT RESPIRATION- In root systems, oxygen in soil pores diffuses into the root hairs and gets transported to all parts of the roots. PLANT RESPIRATION-Plant respiration is the process of plants using up the sugars made through photosynthesis and turning them into energy for growth, reproduction, and other life processes FACTORY EMISSIONS- The common emissions that we see are carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.

Carbon Cycle Vocabulary

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