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Carbon Cycle
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What is the main focus of the video on free size lessons.com UK?
Describing the
carbon cycle
processes
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What is the first key fact about the carbon cycle?
The carbon cycle starts with
carbon dioxide
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How does carbon enter the carbon cycle?
Through
photosynthesis
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What do plants combine with carbon dioxide during photosynthesis?
Water
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What do plants produce during photosynthesis?
Sugar glucose
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What energy source is used in photosynthesis?
Light energy
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Who carries out photosynthesis?
Plants
and
algae
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What process returns carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
Aerobic respiration
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What is the difference between respiration and breathing?
Respiration
is
not
the same as
breathing
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What are the two key processes in the carbon cycle?
Photosynthesis
and
respiration
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How do plants and algae use carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
To make
carbohydrates
, fats, and proteins
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What happens to carbon in plants and algae after respiration?
Some carbon is released as
carbon dioxide
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What can happen to plants and algae in the food chain?
They can
be
eaten
by
animals
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What happens to carbon when animals eat plants?
It becomes part of their
cells
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What do animals release back to the atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide
through
respiration
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What waste products do animals produce?
Feces
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What happens to animals and plants after they die?
They produce
carbon
and waste products
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Who breaks down dead remains and waste products?
Decomposing
microorganisms
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What do decomposers return to the atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide
through
respiration
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What additional role do decomposers play in the ecosystem?
They release
mineral ions
to the soil
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What can hinder the function of decomposers?
A lack of
oxygen
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What can happen to carbon in dead remains under certain conditions?
It can be converted to
fossil fuels
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How long does it take for carbon to be trapped as fossil fuels?
Millions
of years
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What has been happening to fossil fuels over the last 200 years?
Humans have been
burning
them
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What is the result of burning fossil fuels?
It releases
carbon dioxide
back to the atmosphere
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Where can students find more questions on the carbon cycle?
In the
revision workbook
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What can students do to access the revision workbook?
Click on the link
above
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