Question

The diagram below summarizes the Earth's carbon cycle. Examine the diagram, and answer the question that follows.



Carbon is taken from the atmosphere through _______.
A.
volcanic activity
B.
respiration of plants and animals
C.
photosynthesis
D.
combustion of organic material

Answer 1

C. photosynthesis

Plants (and some bacteria and algae) take CO2 out of the atmosphere during photosynthesis to make sugars and other organic compounds.