Asked by hoovan

After Gerry mows his lawn, he often puts the grass clippings into his flower garden.

How will this affect his garden?

It will decrease the amount of carbon in the soil and decrease the amount of carbon dioxide released by decomposers.
It will increase the amount of carbon in the soil and decrease the amount of carbon dioxide released by decomposers.
It will decrease the amount of carbon in the soil and increase the amount of carbon dioxide released by decomposers.
It will increase the amount of carbon in the soil and increase the amount of carbon dioxide released by decomposers.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
It will increase the amount of carbon in the soil and increase the amount of carbon dioxide released by decomposers.

Explanation: grass clippings add organic carbon to the soil; as microbes decompose them some carbon is incorporated into soil organic matter (increasing soil C) and some is respired as CO2 (increasing CO2 release).