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