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Plants, through the process of photosynthesis take in carbon dioxide as a necessity for making glucose. And as a by-product they release oxygen. The animals take in that oxygen and release carbon dioxide for the plants. Which take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoNature has a very large Carbon sink that does an awesome job at pulling any carbon dioxide that is in our atmosphere out. This is, of course, our oceans. Most of the carbon dioxide that is taken out of our atmosphere when in comes in contact with our oceans.
Cold water absorbs CO2 much faster then warm water does, so our oceans near the glaciers absorb the greater portion of what our oceans absorb.
Vegetation absorbs some of the CO2, but the vast majority of this is such as fast cycle that it is not significant in the long term issues in this area. A tree will grow, die and rot in a matter of decades. Rotting trees release their CO2 completing that cycle. So it is our oceans that do the bulk of the real work.
Oceans only absorb the CO2 that come in contact with it. Carbon Dioxide is a very rare gas, making up only 0.03% of our atmosphere in the extreme climate areas. As a result, the CO2 absorb tends to be very consistent.
Nature has always had a relatively consistent level of CO2 to deal with and we have a consistent level of surface water to deal with. The net result is that once balance is reached, variance becomes hard. If temp levels increase slightly, you will find that glacial areas will melt and increase that area of open water. This tends to be in areas that absorb CO2 faster (cooler areas). Slightly elevated temperatures will bring about massive increases in open (and cool) water. Cool water is great for absorbing increased volumes of CO2.
Scale is the thing many people fail to see. Billions of pounds of CO2 are emitted annually. Globally though this is a very small amount. Man is responsible for less then 7% of all CO2 and 0.28% of all GHG's. Think of the volume of total CO2 generated when manis only a minor contributor! Slight oceans water increases near the poles creates incredible increases in the ability to absorb this gas. Nature can handle the 0.01% atmospheric difference that the extremists have claimed has occurred, even if this number were valid.
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∙ 12y agothe balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is maintained through respiration in plants and animals and by photosynthesis in plants .plants produce oxygen during respiration.they produce much more oxygen during photosynthesis than they consume.this is how the oxygen consumed by plants and to a large extent by animals is replenished in the air through photosynthesis
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∙ 11y agoGood question. Plants make food during photosynthesis which cannot be done with out carbon dioxide, water and light. When this process is finished the excess(waste) for plants which is oxygen is released out into the atmosphere.
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∙ 14y agohuman activity started to change balance
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∙ 13y agothe three things are plant trees and plants lower pollution and use green products
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∙ 12y agoWhen an animal breathes out, it is exhaling Carbon Dioxide. Plants take the carbon dioxide and make it into Oxygen for us to breathe. It is a never ending cycle.
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What is the process that has recently disrupted the balance in the carbon cycle?
Human emitted carbon dioxide, without a doubt. The reason being that humans only emit carbon dioxide, we do not capture and store it again as the natural carbon cycle does. This means that even when us humans only produce 3% of total carbon dioxide emissions (while nature emits the remaining 97%), we can still disturb the balance of the total amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
What is the nature of CO2?
CO2, or carbon dioxide, is gaseous in nature.
Where do plant get the carbon dioxide they need to live?
Nature's air contains carbon dioxide and deep soil.
What nature of compound is CO2?
Carbon dioxide is an inorganic gas.
Where does most of the carbon dioxide released by human activities come from?
Most of the carbon dioxide in our atmosphere comes from nature. Specifically, it comes from rotting material. A tree that is rotting in the forest produces the same amount of CO2 as a tree being burnt.
How is the balance of nature is maintained?
We breath oxygen and give out carbon dioxide, in the same way, plants take in carbon dioxide and give out oxygen.Thus the balance of gases is maintained in nature.
How is the balance of gases maintained in nature?
We breath oxygen and give out carbon dioxide, in the same way, plants take in carbon dioxide and give out oxygen.Thus the balance of gases is maintained in nature.
How sulfur dioxide destroy the ecological balance of nature?
how sulfur dioxide destroy the ecological balance of nature
What is the process that has recently disrupted the balance in the carbon cycle?
Human emitted carbon dioxide, without a doubt. The reason being that humans only emit carbon dioxide, we do not capture and store it again as the natural carbon cycle does. This means that even when us humans only produce 3% of total carbon dioxide emissions (while nature emits the remaining 97%), we can still disturb the balance of the total amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
How does population affect the balance of nature?
because of the wrong doings of a person ........and the carbon dioxide is more than the oxygen ....its suppose to be the oxygen is more than the carbon dioxide dis is princess(jira)
What is the nature of CO2?
CO2, or carbon dioxide, is gaseous in nature.
How does the carbon cycle keep the amount of carbon dioxide constant in the atmosphere?
In pre-industrial times, the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2)that animals breathe out was matched by the amount absorbed by plants, so that the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide remained remarkably stable in the range of 260 to 280 parts per million (ppm) over a very long period. Adding additional carbon dioxide by burning fossil fuels, overwhelms the carbon cycle and causes the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide to rise beyond this range. Deforestation can break the carbon cycle, first by removing a store of carbon which will be released as additional carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and in some cases by reducing the ability of nature to absorb carbon dioxide from the air.
Where do plant get the carbon dioxide they need to live?
Nature's air contains carbon dioxide and deep soil.
What will happen if the balance between oxygen and carbon dioxide is lost in nature?
if carbon di oxide content will be more then it leads to green house effect resulting in global warming
How does the carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle balance?
Carbon-dioxide and oxygen is balanced in nature by plants, animals, and other organism(but mostly plants and animals).In the day we know plants inhale carbon-dioxide and us humans and animals exhale carbon-dioxide.So plants take in CO2(carbon-dioxide). Then the plants give out O2(oxygen) and we inhale it. In the night there is no sunlight for photosynthesis. So the plants take in O2(so do humans). So in the morning the carbon-dioxide exhaled by plants and animals at night are taken in by plants and given out by us.I think plants absorb a vast amount of CO2 for photosynthesis so that's why the balance of oxygen and carbon-dioxide remains the same in Nature.
Why does carbon dioxide change colors of indicator?
Carbon dioxide is acidic in nature. With water, it partially forms carbonic acid.
What nature of compound is CO2?
Carbon dioxide is an inorganic gas.
