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Nature & science · Age 11 · Quarter 3 – Advanced Ecology

The Carbon Cycle

Describe the basic carbon cycle and how carbon moves between living things, the atmosphere, and the ground.

Module

Quarter 3 – Advanced Ecology

Age

Age 11

Duration

10 min

Questions

5

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  1. Question 1

    Multiple choice

    How do plants take carbon from the atmosphere?

  2. Question 2

    Multiple choice

    When animals breathe out (exhale), they release:

  3. Question 3

    Multiple choice

    Which of the following adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

  4. Question 4

    True or false

    When organisms die and decompose, the carbon stored in their bodies is permanently lost from the cycle.

  5. Question 5

    Matching

    Match each process to its role in the carbon cycle.

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