Relier Pairs Carbon Cycle Organize It 3rd periodVersion en ligne Organize It - Carbon Cycle 6th Period par Billie Jean Warta 1 Combustion 2 Photosynthesis 3 Consumption 4 Volcanism 5 Respiration 6 Fossil Fuels 7 Decomposition 8 Diffusion The release of CO2 back into the atmosphere from animals and plants The burning of fossil fuels releases CO2 into the atmosphere. Over a long period of time these are created from dead plants and animals. The transfer of carbon from one organism to another organism. Plants remove CO2 from the atmosphere in order to produce glucose for survival. The exchange of Carbon through the surface of the ocean. Dead plants and animals transfer carbon into the Earth. CO2 is released into the atmosphere from volcanoes.