The Carbon CycleTake notes on your organizer while going through this PPT.

Carbon Cycle Diagram

What is a carbon atom?

#_________ on the periodic table. It’s symbol is “_____” All living ______________ are based on the ___________ atom.

Carbon atoms continually move through living organisms, the oceans, the atmosphere, and the crust of the planet.

Watch: “The CARBON Cycle- Video Clip”

What are the basics of the carbon cycle?

_______________-Plants _____ carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight to make sugar molecules (glucose) and oxygen.

________ (-) CO2 _______of the environment

_______________ - Animals ______ in oxygen and break down sugar molecules ___________ energy, _____________ _____________, and water.

_________ (+) CO2 _____ the environment

__________________- process of ______________a substance, such as wood or fossil fuels

__________________ (+) CO2 ________ the environment

__________________- the __________________ of substances into simpler molecules

___________________ (+) CO2 __________the environment

Why is Carbon Important?

Most ________________ get the ____________ and energy they need by eating ___________ & _________________Besides _________________, the most common molecules in living things are _______________molecules, or molecules that __________ _______________.* (Carbon is found in all organisms)____________ ____________ carbon may cause _____________ _______________ (heating Earth)

Watch: “Photosynthesis & Food- TedEd Video clip”