DOE Explains the Carbon Cycle

The ocean and the carbon cycle carbon cycle Photosynthesis by land plants, bacteria, and algae converts carbon dioxide or bicarbonate into organic molecules Organic molecules made by photosynthesizers carbon cycle Photosynthesis and respiration Carbon is the main constituent of life on Earth The main process that converts carbon dioxide into the organic molecules in

nitrogen cycle Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere dissolves in the surface waters of the ocean Some of the carbon dioxide stays as dissolved gas, but much of