Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Nutrient cycles

Nutrient cycles — practice question

Carbon dioxide makes up about 0.04% of the atmosphere. Fig. 6.1 illustrates a section of the carbon cycle.
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Complete Table 6.1 by filling in the process names for A to D in Fig. 6.1.

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Fill in the missing words in the spaces. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas. Greenhouse gases trap [BLANK] within the atmosphere. Water vapour is the most common greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. Another greenhouse gas is methane, which is released from [BLANK] and [BLANK]. Carbon dioxide and methane emitted by human activities during the past 200 years have added to the [BLANK] greenhouse effect. Other atmospheric pollutants can lead to acid rain. One of these is [BLANK], a waste gas from some power stations. A source of pollution in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems is [BLANK] plastics.

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