Question

What happens to carbon in plants when the plants die?(1 point)
Responses

The carbon is converted into rocks.
The carbon is converted into rocks.

The carbon is released into the environment.
The carbon is released into the environment.

The carbon stays in the plants' bodies, which do not decompose.
The carbon stays in the plants' bodies, which do not decompose.

The carbon disappears during decomposition

Which are all the correct products of respiration?(1 point)
Responses

carbon dioxide, water, and glucose
carbon dioxide, water, and glucose

water and energy
water and energy

carbon dioxide, water, and energy
carbon dioxide, water, and energy

carbon dioxide and water

Which process involves carbon moving directly from the biosphere into the geosphere?(1 point)
Responses

the weathering of rocks by a river
the weathering of rocks by a river

the photosynthesis of a plant
the photosynthesis of a plant

the eruption of a volcano
the eruption of a volcano

the decomposition of plants on the forest floor

What is the definition of biosphere?(1 point)
Responses

the area of the earth that is liquid
the area of the earth that is liquid

the area of the earth covered by water
the area of the earth covered by water

the area of the earth where all living things exist
the area of the earth where all living things exist

the area of the earth that is solid

Why are the oceans considered a large carbon sink?(1 point)
Responses

Phytoplankton takes in carbon through cellular respiration.
Phytoplankton takes in carbon through cellular respiration.

Carbon gets transferred among all the organisms of every food chain.
Carbon gets transferred among all the organisms of every food chain.

Water absorbs carbon directly from the atmosphere by diffusion.
Water absorbs carbon directly from the atmosphere by diffusion.

Decomposition rates in the water are far greater than on land.

Answer 1

Here are the correct responses to your questions:

1. **What happens to carbon in plants when the plants die?**
- The carbon is released into the environment.

2. **Which are all the correct products of respiration?**
- carbon dioxide, water, and energy

3. **Which process involves carbon moving directly from the biosphere into the geosphere?**
- the decomposition of plants on the forest floor

4. **What is the definition of biosphere?**
- the area of the earth where all living things exist

5. **Why are the oceans considered a large carbon sink?**
- Water absorbs carbon directly from the atmosphere by diffusion.

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