Deforestation disrupts the carbon 9. (). The forest trees take carbon dioxide as 10. () as pollutants from the atmosphere. When the 11. () are destroyed or burned or left to 12. (), carbon is released into the air as C02 13. () methane, which both contribute to the greenhouse 14. (). Deforestation affects our water, too. Trees 15. () up water from their roots and then 16. () it into the air as moisture. This 17. () then gets converted into clouds that will 18. () rain. If we have fewer trees, the 19. () will be drier. With fewer trees, our 20. () does not have as much support and 21. () silt is released into the waters, resulting 22. () loss of soil and more flooding. Although 23. () may be a need to cut down 24. () to some extent, humans and other species 25. () to protect forests and woodlands. Trees are 26. () just beautiful; they also house many different 27. () of plants and animals that could become 28. () with deforestation. According to the World Rainforest Movement, 29. () percent of our medicine comes from the 30. (). What if some one of these animals 31. () plants holds the cure for cancer or 32. ()