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Write your answers on a lined sheet of paper. Read pages 110-116 of the Environmental Textbook (the polar bear
book) and answer the following questions.
1.
What happens to matter in an ecosystem?
2.
How does the carbon cycle relate to life, energy flow, and climate?
3.
What are nutrient cycles?
4.
What are the major types of nutrient cycles?
5.
What is the role of carbon for living organisms?
6.
How is the carbon cycled in the ecosphere?
7.
How are humans influencing the carbon cycle?
8.
Why is carbon called a greenhouse gas?
9.
How do fossil fuels change the carbon cycle?
10. Draw a diagram of the carbon cycle (on the smart board) and use page 114-115 to draw the arrows in the cycle.
LEAVE THIS WORKSHEET ON YOUR DESK.
Write your answers on a lined sheet of paper. Read pages 110-116 of the Environmental Textbook (the polar bear
book) and answer the following questions.
1.
What happens to matter in an ecosystem?
2.
How does the carbon cycle relate to life, energy flow, and climate?
3.
What are nutrient cycles?
4.
What are the major types of nutrient cycles?
5.
What is the role of carbon for living organisms?
6.
How is the carbon cycled in the ecosphere?
7.
How are humans influencing the carbon cycle?
8.
Why is carbon called a greenhouse gas?
9.
How do fossil fuels change the carbon cycle?
10. Draw a diagram of the carbon cycle (on the smart board) and use page 114-115 to draw the arrows in the cycle.