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Article: Seeing the Carbon Cycle.
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- Science Scope
- Article date:
- January 1, 2006
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Byline: Pamela Drouin, David J. Welty, Daniel Repeta, Cheryl A. Engle-Belknap, Catherine Cramer, Kim Frashure, Robert Chen
The most important biochemical reactions for life in the ocean and on Earth are cellular respiration and photosynthesis. These two reactions play a central role in the carbon cycle. The ocean-based carbon cycle is highly relevant to today's students because of its key role in global warming. The Earth's atmosphere maintains the temperature of the Earth within a relatively narrow range that can support life. The atmosphere is made up of gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and others that allow radiant energy to pass through, ...