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Co2 C Atm Forms Organic Passed Released Dead

The carbon cycle involves the transfer of carbon from the atmosphere through photosynthesis, consumption, and decomposition.

Karbon tsikli fotosintez, oziqlanish va parchalanish orqali atmosferadan karbonni oladi.

Front Carbon cycle
Back - CO2 either in atm or dissolved in seas/oceans

- CO2 taken in forms organic molecules via photo, the C used to form macromolecules,
macromolecules passed onto animals via feeding, and passed on through food chain

- C-containg compounds released via decomp from dead organisms, C released into atm as CO2 when decomposers respire, when dead organic matter accumalates in areas where decomposers not present, C trapped and eventually forms fossil fuels

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