Asked by jayden

Fossil fuels are extracted from deep below Earth's surface, where they have been stored for millions of years. Once they are brought to Earth's surface, they are burned to release energy. The process of fossil fuel extraction and a power plant utilizing fossil fuels for energy production is shown.



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When fossil fuels are burned to release energy, carbon is also released in the form of carbon dioxide. Some of that carbon is then cycled through the carbon cycle. The carbon cycle is shown.



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Which are TWO ways Earth's atmosphere would be impacted if trees and other photosynthetic organisms were removed from the biosphere?


The amount of water in the atmosphere would decrease.


The amount of glucose in the atmosphere would increase.


The amount of oxygen in the atmosphere would decrease.


The amount of sunlight in the atmosphere would decrease.


The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would increase.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
- The amount of oxygen in the atmosphere would decrease.
- The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would increase.

Photosynthetic organisms remove CO2 and release O2; removing them stops that uptake and O2 production.