from forest fires and volcanoes, as well as the decay of dead plants and animals, causes a type of pollution from carbon oxides.

Carbon dioxide (CO2)

Explanation:

Carbon dioxide is one of the most common atmospheric gases. It is naturally produced into the atmosphere in the following ways:

- via cellular respiration in organisms

- forest fires

- volcanic eruption

- decomposition of dead matter (plants and animals)

The release of CO2 gas into the atmosphere by one or all of the above listed ways poses a great threat to the environment as it causes a type of pollution. CO2 causes pollution by being a greenhouse gas i.e gases capable of trapping heat. This results or contributes to global warming in the atmosphere.

1. a tropical dry forest carries out more rapid nutrient cycling