This diagram covers The Carbon Cycle โ Tap or Play to Explore within Carbon Cycle for GCSE Biology. Topic 3: Carbon Cycle It is section 2 of 11 in this topic. Focus on the labels, the relationships between parts, and the explanation that turns the diagram into an exam-ready answer.
Practice questions for Carbon Cycle
Which process removes COโ from the atmosphere?
Explain how decomposers return carbon to the atmosphere.
Quick recall flashcards
How does decomposition return carbon to the atmosphere?
Decomposers (bacteria and fungi) break down dead organisms.
They respire, releasing COโ back into the atmosphere.
Without decomposers, carbon would be locked in dead material forever.
What does the carbon cycle do?
The carbon cycle continuously moves carbon between the atmosphere (as COโ), living organisms, the soil, and fossil fuels.
Carbon is never created or destroyed โ it is recycled.