8.4

Vocab: 8.4

Carbon cycle:

the process by which carbon moves form inorganic to organic compounds and back.

Greenhouse effect:

The property that keeps the world climate warm enough for living things.

Concept Check: 8.4

1. Give an example of carbon moving from an inorganic compound to an organic compound in the carbon cycle. Give an example of carbon moving from an organic to an inorganic compound.
A buffalo eats organic compounds by eating producers, and then releases CO2, which is an inorganic compound, back into the atmosphere
2. How is carbon dioxide important to Earth's climate?

It keeps the Earth's climate warm enough for living things. For instance, if there is no CO2, then no living things would be alive on Earth.
Summary: 8.4
Photosynthesis has a global impact, it is because that photosynthesis releases the organic compounds and therefore creates the carbon cycle. It needs carbon dioxide to work, so in order to make it work, CO2 is needed, which creates greenhouse effect on Earth, and keeps the world warm enough for living things to survive.