How does the carbon cycle deliver energy to organisms?
Carbon is the basis of all organic compounds and so is the basis of all life on Earth. Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and carbon compounds in the soil and oceans provide the carbon that living organisms use to create the organic compounds that store energy from the sun. One example of a process for storing energy is photosynthesis, where organisms use light energy to strip electrons from atoms and give them an ionic charge, which makes it possible to build large molecules built around carbon.
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About Carbon Dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms bonded to a single carbon atom. CO2 is increasing due to the burning of fossil fuels, leading to global warming. Carbon dioxide is often confused with carbon monoxide.
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