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How does carbon from the nonliving environment become a part of living organisms?
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Carbon enters living things through photosynthesis because producers (plants and other photosynthesizing organisms) use carbon dioxide to produce carbohydrates and the compounds needed to form their structures. First order consumers eat the plants which gives the carbon to them, and then other consumers eat them, and so on. Then through decomposition, it is given to the soil, then the plants, and it all repeats itself.
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What two processes return carbon from organisms to the nonliving environment?
combustion (burning of fossil fuels) and decomposition.
Where is carbon found in the nonliving environment?
well by looking
What is the continuous movement of carbon from nonliving environment into living things and then back to nonliving?
the carbon cycle
What is the process by which materials pass between the nonliving environment and living organisms?
The process by which materials pass between the nonliving environment and living organisms is called biogeochemical cycling. It involves the circulation of nutrients, such as carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus, through various components of the ecosystem, including the atmosphere, soil, water, and organisms. This cycling is essential for the functioning and sustainability of ecosystems.
Carbon recycles from living plants and animals back into the nonliving environment in a process called?
I don't know look for it
What is the difference between nitrogen and carbon cycles?
The cycling of carbon between the atmosphere, land, water, and organisms. But the nitrogen is between the environment and organisms.
How does most of the carbon in an organisms body return to the environment after the organism dies?
deomposers
Is nonliving materials inorganic?
Yes, nonliving materials are generally considered to be inorganic. Inorganic materials do not contain carbon and are not derived from living organisms. Examples of nonliving inorganic materials include rocks, minerals, metals, and water.
How does carbon become of living organisms?
Producers take in carbon dioxide from the air, and consumers eat the producers.
What are living things and nonliving formed from?
carbon
Do the nonliving things have carbon element?
yes
What are 4 substances that can be cycled between the living and nonliving environment?
There are many elements that cycle through the environment, but the ones you are probably asking about would be Carbon, Oxygen, and Nitrogen.
