Question

The diagram illustrates part of the carbon cycle.

A fawn eating grass.
Which best describes the diagram?

A consumer is obtaining carbon by breathing it in from the atmosphere.
A consumer is obtaining carbon by absorbing it from the soil.
A consumer is obtaining carbon by eating carbon-based molecules stored in a producer.
A consumer is obtaining carbon by eating carbon-based molecules stored in a decomposer.

Answer 1

A consumer is obtaining carbon by eating carbon-based molecules stored in a producer.

The fawn (consumer) gets carbon by eating the grass (a producer), which stores carbon in organic molecules produced by photosynthesis.