Carbon cycle: The movement of carbon through the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere via photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, and combustion.
How to apply it: Use the carbon cycle to explain how deforestation increases atmospheric CO₂ concentrations.
Course: AP Environmental Science · Unit: The Living World: Ecosystems
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