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CARBON CYCLE VOCAB EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question 1: biogeochemical cycle
Answer:
a pathway by which a chemical substance moves through the biosphere, geosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere
Question 2: reservoir
Answer:
a large supply or source of something
Question 3: fossil fuels
Answer:
fuels formed by decomposition of buried dead organisms; fossil fuels contain high percentages of carbon and include coal, petroleum and natural gas
Question 4: organic molecule
Answer:
any molecule that contains carbon
Question 5: carbonic acid
Answer:
an acid formed when carbon dioxide dissolves in water
Question 6: photosynthesis
Answer:
a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy and carbon dioxide into food (C6H12o6) for the plant
Question 7: carbon dioxide
Answer:
a colorless, odorless gas vital to life on Earth (CO2)
Question 8: respiration
Answer:
the process by which cells convert food (C6H12O6) and oxygen (O2) into energy, water and carbon dioxide (CO2)