Ieas Almoily GO315 Lab 8 Primary carbon cycle process that occurs through photosynthesis, whereby the plants in the presence of the sunlight are able to combine carbon dioxide with other compounds such as hydrogen gas or water to carbohydrates which make up the plant tissues. In the process oxygen is released alone as the waste product of the process. The carbon stored in plant tissues or even animals can then be released back into the atmosphere through respiration which is basically through the aerobic or anaerobic processes. This means that the carbohydrate is Brocken down in the presence of enough oxygen to release carbon dioxide and water as the only end products. Another primary carbon cycle process is through decomposition; it can also be termed as the decay of the animal or plant materials. This occurs after the organic matter of either the plant or animal matter is broken down by bacteria or fungi to simple elements of carbon as they feed on the decaying matter. The process in which the carbon cycle undergoes can also be in the form of ingestion which means the activity where mainly animals feed on other organisms to obtain nutrients in the form of carbohydrates. The carbon part of the carbohydrates becomes part of the animal body structure through assimilation. Carbon is also released back into the atmosphere through combustion, this is the process where the carbon containing organic materials are burnt or oxidized to release only water and carbon dioxide as the end products. For instance, burning of fossil fuels. In the earths biosphere carbon only exists as carbon complex compounds in form of organic matter that makes up organisms such as carbohydrates proteins and fats or cellulose in plants. In the geosphere the carbon mainly exists in gaseous form which is mainly in the form of carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide. There are four carbon reservoirs which are linked through sort of links of exchange among them. The reservoirs are the atmosphere, the terrestrial biosphere, the ocean and the sediments. Carbon exists in the atmosphere in form of carbon dioxide gas, it is then linked to the terrestrial environment by being dissolved in soil components.it is then found in the ocean through absorption since it is soluble in water. The sediments are the fossil fuels at the bottom of the ocean which are mainly composed of carbon elements. Examples of the timescale at which carbon moves through the earth’s geosphere and biosphere. The carbon stored in the soil can remain there for thousands of years before being dissolved in water and washed down rivers or through erosion. For instance, from the year 1989 to 2008 soil respiration rose by about 0.1% a year. The negative effects of the feedback of the carbon cycle result from the disturbance of the carbon cycle by mainly human through industrial processes which in one way or another causes an alteration in one of the carbon reservoirs. Such as excessive mining of coal and oil leading to an in.

1. Ieas Almoily
GO315
Lab 8
Primary carbon cycle process that occurs through
photosynthesis, whereby the plants in the presence of the
sunlight are able to combine carbon dioxide with other
compounds such as hydrogen gas or water to carbohydrates
which make up the plant tissues. In the process oxygen is
released alone as the waste product of the process. The carbon
stored in plant tissues or even animals can then be released back
into the atmosphere through respiration which is basically
through the aerobic or anaerobic processes. This means that the
carbohydrate is Brocken down in the presence of enough oxygen
to release carbon dioxide and water as the only end products.
Another primary carbon cycle process is through
decomposition; it can also be termed as the decay of the animal
or plant materials. This occurs after the organic matter of either
the plant or animal matter is broken down by bacteria or fungi
to simple elements of carbon as they feed on the decaying
matter. The process in which the carbon cycle undergoes can
also be in the form of ingestion which means the activity where
mainly animals feed on other organisms to obtain nutrients in
the form of carbohydrates. The carbon part of the carbohydrates
becomes part of the animal body structure through assimilation.
Carbon is also released back into the atmosphere through
combustion, this is the process where the carbon containing
organic materials are burnt or oxidized to release only water
and carbon dioxide as the end products. For instance, burning of
fossil fuels.
In the earths biosphere carbon only exists as carbon complex
compounds in form of organic matter that makes up organisms
such as carbohydrates proteins and fats or cellulose in plants. In
the geosphere the carbon mainly exists in gaseous form which is
mainly in the form of carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide.

2. There are four carbon reservoirs which are linked through sort
of links of exchange among them. The reservoirs are the
atmosphere, the terrestrial biosphere, the ocean and the
sediments. Carbon exists in the atmosphere in form of carbon
dioxide gas, it is then linked to the terrestrial environment by
being dissolved in soil components.it is then found in the ocean
through absorption since it is soluble in water. The sediments
are the fossil fuels at the bottom of the ocean which are mainly
composed of carbon elements.
Examples of the timescale at which carbon moves through the
earth’s geosphere and biosphere. The carbon stored in the soil
can remain there for thousands of years before being dissolved
in water and washed down rivers or through erosion. For
instance, from the year 1989 to 2008 soil respiration rose by
about 0.1% a year.
The negative effects of the feedback of the carbon cycle result
from the disturbance of the carbon cycle by mainly human
through industrial processes which in one way or another causes
an alteration in one of the carbon reservoirs. Such as excessive
mining of coal and oil leading to an interruption of the time
scale required to maintain the cycle. On the other hand, the
carbon cycle has a positive feedback since it is self-sustaining it
maintains a stable concentration.