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Campbell, N. & Reece, J. (2005). Biology: AP Edition. San Francisco: Pearson Benjamin Cummings.
3 Ways Carbon Dioxide is Released into the Air
1)Burning of fossil fuels and wood (burning anything pretty much) leads to Co2 (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere
2)Decomposition (dead organisms breaking down/decaying) leads to Co2 (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere
3)NOT JUST WE AS HUMANS, but all animals as well, take in oxygen and exhale carbon dixiode.
This process is known as cellular respiration. To counteract this effect, plants use Carbon Dioxide to make food for themselves in the process of Photosynthesis. They produce oxygen for living organisms to breathe. A problem that we face is that we are burning an inordinant amount of fossil fuels, and the planet is so overpopulated that we are producing a great amount of carbon dioxide. At the same time we are cutting down more trees than ever before, including the Rainforest. As carbon dioxide builds up in the air it depletes our ozone layer and we are exposed to the suns harmful UV rays. Additionally this leads to global warming.
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