THE CARBON CYCLE
The carbon cycle is a process in which plants take in sunlight to complete photosynthesis and create energy in the form of ATP for themselves, so they can have food which is in the form of a sugar called glucose. The carbon produced becomes a part of the plant so when the plant dies it is buried with its carbon and can turn into fossil fuels. Animals that eat plants also take in this carbon so when they die they can eventually develop into fossil fuels. Humans burn these fossils fuels which release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide in the atmosphere traps heat from the sun.
Denali is home to many types of trees, some of the most common being Spruce trees, Paper Birch trees, and the Alaskan Birch tree. Denali also has 19 types of ferns, one being the Chain fern. Denali is inhabited by 179 species of grass and 800 species of moss. Denali also is a home to many animals, including 39 types mammals, 169 species of birds, and 14 species of fish. Whenever one of the animals eats these plants and then the animal dies, its body will be buried in the soil where it will turn into fossil fuels and then one day be released in the the atmosphere as carbon dioxide which will then heat up our atmosphere. |