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carbon cycle
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Fluxes of Carbon Cycle
The transfers in the carbon cycle act to drive and cause changes in the carbon cycle over time. They all have impacts of varying magnitude over different lengths of time .
Biological and chemical processes determine how much carbon is stored and released. The role of living organisms is very important in maintaining the system running efficiently.
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photosynthesis
Living organisms convert Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere and water from the soil, into Oxygen and Glucose using Light Energy
By removing CO ₂ from the atmosphere, plants are sequestering carbon and reducing the potential impacts of climate change
The process of photosynthesis occurs when chlorophyll in the leaves of the plant react with CO ₂, to create the carbohydrate glucose. Photosynthesis helps to maintain the balance between oxygen and CO₂ in the atmosphere.
During the day, plants photosynthesise, absorbing significantly more CO ₂ than they emit from respiration.
During the night they do not photosynthesise but they do respire, releasing more CO ₂ than they absorb.
Overall, plants absorb more CO₂ than they emit, so are net carbon dioxide absorbers (from the atmosphere) and net oxygen producers (to the atmosphere).