Other Gizmos Student Exploration: Carbon Cycle>>Adelina Chicas-Villanueva ,,,COMPLETE SOLUTION FALL 2020 VERIFIED Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) In the process of photosynthesis, plants take in carbon dioxide (CO2 ) fro

Other Gizmos Student Exploration: Carbon Cycle>>Adelina Chicas-Villanueva ,,,COMPLETE SOLUTION FALL 2020 VERIFIED Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) In the process of photosynthesis, plants take in carbon dioxide (CO2 ) from the atmosphere and water (H2O) from the soil. Using the energy of sunlight, plants build molecules of glucose (C6H12O6 ) and oxygen (O2 ). 1. How do plants on Earth affect the amount of carbon in Earth’s atmosphere? 2. Animals eat plants and produce carbon dioxide and water. How do animals affect the amount of carbon in Earth’s atmosphere? 2. Click on Land plants and read the description. How did the carbon atom get from the atmosphere to a plant? 3. Select Land animals. How did the carbon atom get from land plants into the animal? 4. Select Atmospheric CO2 . How did the carbon atom get from land animals back to the atmosphere? Page 1 of 6 Plants take in CO2 and convert it into oxygen. Animals take in O2 and convert it into CO2 Gizmo Warm-up The Carbon Cycle Gizmo allows you to follow the many paths an atom of carbon can take through Earth’s systems. To begin, notice the black carbon atom in the Atmospheric CO2 area, highlighted in yellow. The glowing blue areas represent possible locations the carbon atom could go next. 1. From Earth’s atmosphere, where can the carbon atom go next? Oceanic CO2, Land Plants, exposed rock