Question
What best describes the association between the carbon cycle, plants, and animals?
Plants fix carbon and release oxygen, and animals release carbon and use oxygen.
Animals fix carbon and release oxygen, and plants release carbon and use oxygen.
Animals fix carbon through respiration, and plants fix carbon through photosynthesis.
Plants decompose fixing carbon, and animals decompose releasing carbon.
Plants fix carbon and release oxygen, and animals release carbon and use oxygen.
Animals fix carbon and release oxygen, and plants release carbon and use oxygen.
Animals fix carbon through respiration, and plants fix carbon through photosynthesis.
Plants decompose fixing carbon, and animals decompose releasing carbon.
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The statement that best describes the association between the carbon cycle, plants, and animals is:
**"Plants fix carbon and release oxygen, and animals release carbon and use oxygen."**
This accurately reflects the roles of plants and animals in the carbon cycle. Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis, converting it into organic matter and releasing oxygen as a byproduct. In contrast, animals consume organic matter (like plants) and, through respiration, release carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere, using the oxygen that plants produce.
**"Plants fix carbon and release oxygen, and animals release carbon and use oxygen."**
This accurately reflects the roles of plants and animals in the carbon cycle. Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis, converting it into organic matter and releasing oxygen as a byproduct. In contrast, animals consume organic matter (like plants) and, through respiration, release carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere, using the oxygen that plants produce.