{"id":915,"date":"2020-10-08T23:29:59","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T23:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=915"},"modified":"2024-01-23T18:22:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T18:22:34","slug":"what-is-the-carbon-cycle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-the-carbon-cycle\/","title":{"rendered":"What is The Carbon Cycle?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"915\" class=\"elementor elementor-915\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d140bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d140bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b13f912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ecosystems<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38e420d elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"38e420d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-ecosystems-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-941 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-an-ecosystem\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is an Ecosystem?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-940 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/scales-of-ecosystems\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Scales of Ecosystems<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-962 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/levels-of-organization-in-an-ecosystem\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Levels of organization in an ecosystem<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-961 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-biome\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a biome?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-960 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-food-chain-in-an-ecosystem\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The Food Chain in an ecosystem<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-939 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/trophic-levels-of-food-chains\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Trophic levels of food chains<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-959 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-the-carbon-cycle\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is The Carbon Cycle?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-938 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-nitrogen-cycle\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The Nitrogen Cycle<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-958 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/important-ecosystem-terminology\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Important ecosystem terminology<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0854130 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0854130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba48dd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ba48dd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     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elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20a08ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The carbon cycle is important to all ecosystems, and ultimately life on Earth. The carbon cycle is critical to the food chain.<\/p><p>Living tissue contains carbon because it contains proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. The carbon in these (living or dead) tissues is recycled in various processes.<\/p><p>Let&#8217;s see how this cycle works using the simple sketch below:<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_1012\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1012\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1012\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Illustration-of-the-carbon-cycle.jpg\" alt=\"The Carbon Cycle\" width=\"570\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Illustration-of-the-carbon-cycle.jpg 570w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Illustration-of-the-carbon-cycle-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Carbon Cycle<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Human activities like heating homes and cars burning fuels (combustion) give off carbon into the atmosphere. During respiration, animals also introduce carbon into the atmosphere in the form of carbon dioxide.<\/p><p>Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is absorbed by green plants (producers) to make food in photosynthesis. When animals feed on green plants, they pass on carbon compounds to other animals in the upper levels of their food chains. Animals give off carbon dioxide into the atmosphere during respiration.<\/p><p>Carbon dioxide is also given off when plants and animals die. 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