Science 20F
Carbon Cycle Diagram Sheet
Please place the following terms in the appropriate boxes located on the Carbon Cycle
Diagram sheet:
Decomposers (x2)
Consumers (x2)
Deforestation
Fossil Fuels
Compaction
Carbon Sediments
Producers (x2)
Weathering
Rock Uplifting
Dissolved Carbon
Photosynthesis (x2)
Respiration
Dissolved CO2
Diffusion
Carbon in Atmosphere
Combustion
Volcanic Activity
Questions
1) What is the importance of decomposers in the carbon cycle.
2) The oceans are often described as a carbon reservoir. In what ways is carbon held
within the oceans?
3) Explain how the burning of fossil fuels by humans affects the carbon cycle.