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Why bis bcarbon bimportant? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Carbon bis ba bmajor bcomponent
bof bALL borganic bmolecules be.g. bcarbohydrates, bfats band bproteins
Major bbiological bprocesses binvolved bin bthe bcarbon bcycle b- bcorrect banswers✔✔-
bRespiration
- bPhotosynthesis
- bDecomposition
Respiration b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Carbon bdioxide bis bproduced bas ba bwaste
bproduct bof bthe brespiration bof banimals, bplants, band bmicro-organisms
- bDuring banimal baerobic brespiration, bglucose band boxygen bis bconverted bto bcarbon
bdioxide band bwater, bas bwell bas benergy breleased
Photosynthesis b- bcorrect banswers✔✔- bPlants band bsome bbacteria bdo bthis
- bCarbon bdioxide bis babsorbed band bused bto bsynthesise blarge borganic bfood
bmolecules, busing benergy bfrom bthe bSun
- bThis btakes bplace bon ba bmassive bscale band bre-uses balmost bas bmuch bcarbon
bdioxide bas breleased binto bthe batmosphere bby brespiration
Decomposition b- bcorrect banswers✔✔- bThe bproduction bof bcarbohydrates, bproteins
band bfats bcontributes bto bplant bgrowth band bsubsequently banimal bgrowth bthrough
bfood bwebs
- bThe bdead bremains bof bplants band banimals bare bdecomposed bby bdetritivores band
bsaprobionts bin bthe bsoil, bwhich breleased bcarbon bdioxide bgas bback binto bthe
batmosphere
Saprobiont b- bcorrect banswers✔✔An borganism bthat bfeeds bon bdead bor bdecaying
bmaterial band bdigests bit bextracellularly
Biological bprocesses binvolving bCO2 bin baquatic becosystems b- bcorrect banswers✔✔-
bCarbon bdioxide bis btaken bin band breleased bthrough brespiration, bphotosynthesis,
band bdecomposition bjust blike bon bland