Question

Which statement describes the relationship between plants, animals, and the carbon cycle?

Plants use 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 use carbon when they decompose, and animals release carbon when they decompose.

Answer 1

Plants use carbon (take in CO2) and release oxygen through photosynthesis, and animals release carbon (exhale CO2) and use oxygen through respiration.