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Question 10 Why are producers and consumers important to the carbon cycle? a Producers and consumers store and produce carbon compounds. b Consumers produce carbon dioxide during photosynthesis. c Cellular respiration, performed by both producers and consumers, makes oxygen. d Producers produce carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.
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The correct answer is **a**: Producers and consumers store and produce carbon compounds.
Producers (like plants) convert carbon dioxide into organic compounds through photosynthesis, effectively storing carbon in the form of biomass. Consumers (like animals) then consume these producers and use the carbon compounds for energy, while also releasing carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere through cellular respiration. Thus, both producers and consumers play essential roles in the carbon cycle by facilitating the transfer and transformation of carbon within ecosystems.
Producers (like plants) convert carbon dioxide into organic compounds through photosynthesis, effectively storing carbon in the form of biomass. Consumers (like animals) then consume these producers and use the carbon compounds for energy, while also releasing carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere through cellular respiration. Thus, both producers and consumers play essential roles in the carbon cycle by facilitating the transfer and transformation of carbon within ecosystems.