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Chapter 2: Principles of Ecology

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Oxygen-Carbon Cycle<br />

9<br />

1. Carbon dioxide (CO 2 )<br />

and oxygen (O 2 ) are<br />

found in the atmosphere<br />

2. Plants use CO 2 to<br />

make their own food<br />

(photosynthesis)<br />

2. Animals and plants<br />

use the O 2 to make<br />

energy (respiration)<br />

3. During photosynthesis,<br />

plants release O 2 back into the<br />

atmosphere<br />

3. During respiration, animals<br />

and plants release CO 2 back<br />

into the atmosphere

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