Question

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)

Answer 1

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

Step-by-step 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.