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Stages of The Oxygen Cycle

The oxygen cycle describes the movement of oxygen between the atmosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere through photosynthesis, respiration, and decomposition. Green plants release oxygen during photosynthesis which aerobic organisms then use for respiration, exhaling carbon dioxide back to the atmosphere to be reabsorbed by plants. This cycle maintains the oxygen levels essential for aerobic life on Earth.

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Stages of The Oxygen Cycle

The oxygen cycle describes the movement of oxygen between the atmosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere through photosynthesis, respiration, and decomposition. Green plants release oxygen during photosynthesis which aerobic organisms then use for respiration, exhaling carbon dioxide back to the atmosphere to be reabsorbed by plants. This cycle maintains the oxygen levels essential for aerobic life on Earth.

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Oxygen cycle, along with the carbon cycle and nitrogen cycle plays an essential role in the existence of life on the

earth. The oxygen cycle is a biological process which helps in maintaining the oxygen level by moving through
three main spheres of the earth which are: Atmosphere, Lithosphere, and Biosphere.

This biogeochemical cycle explains the movement of oxygen gas within the atmosphere, the ecosystem,
biosphere and the lithosphere. The oxygen cycle is interconnected with the carbon cycle. “Biogeochemical
cycles mainly refer to the movement of nutrients and other elements between biotic and abiotic
factors.”

Stages of the Oxygen Cycle


The steps involved in the oxygen cycle are:
Stage-1: All green plants during the process of photosynthesis, release oxygen back into the atmosphere
as a by-product.
-plants make their own food; they absorb carbon dioxide in the air and water from the soil.
-leaves contain chlorophyll which uses sunlight as a source of energy to breakdown carbon dioxide and water
into food. Oxygen is breakdown, this process called photosynthesis.
Stage-2: All aerobic organisms use free oxygen for respiration.
-Aerobic organisms are organisms that need oxygen to make energy. Although some aerobic organisms, such as
animals, breathe in oxygen through lungs or gills, other organisms, like plants, fungi, and bacteria, are also
aerobic.
Stage-3: Animals exhale Carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere which is again used by the plants
during photosynthesis. Now oxygen is balanced within the atmosphere.

Importance of Oxygen Cycle


As we all know, Oxygen is one of the most essential components of the Earth’s atmosphere. It is mainly
required for:

 Breathing
 Combustion
 Supports aquatic life
 Decomposition of organic waste.
 Rusting

Oxygen is important synthesis of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.

Will we ever run short of oxygen?

-if deforestation continues at a rapid rate, and no more new trees are planted, it could lower the
supply of oxygen.

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