Hereโs how you could categorize the processes related to the carbon cycle in terms of their impact on atmospheric carbon:
**Adds carbon**:
- Combustion of fossil fuels (e.g., burning coal, oil, gasoline)
**Removes carbon**:
- Photosynthesis (plants absorbing CO2)
**Both adds and removes carbon**:
- Respiration (animals and plants exhaling CO2)
- Decomposition (breaking down organic matter can release CO2)
Now, you can fill in your table as follows:
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- **Adds carbon:** Combustion of fossil fuels
- **Removes carbon:** Photosynthesis
- **Both adds and removes carbon:** Respiration/Decomposition
Feel free to swap out the examples as needed!