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How could a change in the carbon cycle lead to a change in the water cycle? (Give me an example of an increase in one process leading to an increase or decrease in the process of the other cycle)

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Jenirelle

Answer:

Higher rates of carbon fixation lead to increased respiration, energy production and CO2 + H2O excretion.  

Explanation:

Inorganic carbon is fixed into high-energy polysaccharides by producers during photosynthesis and used by consumers in respiration to produce fuel, where it is produced as a waste product, along with water.

In photsynthesis...

  •  6 CO2 + 6 H2O + light  →  C6H12O6 + 6 O2
  • Carbon Dioxide + Water + Light       Glucose + Oxygen

In respiration..

  • .C6H12O6 (glucose) + 6 O2 → 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + ≅38 ATP
  • glucose+ oxygen →  carbon dioxide+ water+ energy

Thus, changes in photosynthesis affect the ability of other organisms to respire and produce water. More fixation directly leads to increased respiration, production of ATP, and CO2 + H2O excretion.  

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