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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)