Chapter 13
Earth as a System: Energy, Matter, and Life
CBSE Class 9
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Question:

Explain with suitable diagram the path that carbon takes to go back to the atmosphere. You may start from plants using CO₂ from the atmosphere.

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Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis and convert it into food.

Carbon returns to the atmosphere through:

(1) Respiration by plants and animals.

(2) Decomposition of dead organisms.

(3) Burning of fossil fuels and forests.

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