Lesson 16 Glossary

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Carbon Cycle

Carbon flows between each reservoir in an exchange called the carbon cycle, which has slow and fast components. Any change in the cycle that shifts carbon out of one reservoir puts more carbon in the other reservoirs. Changes that put carbon gases into the atmosphere result in warmer temperatures on Earth. 

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/CarbonCycle#:~:text=Carbon%20flows%20between%20each%20reservoir,in%20warmer%20temperatures%20on%20Earth.

Cellular Respiration

Cellular respiration is the process by which food, in the form of sugar (glucose), is transformed into energy within cells.