Asked by kendall whipple

Examine the diagram of the carbon cycle shown above. Through which of the following processes is carbon returned to the atmosphere?
respiration
decomposition of organic waste
burning of fossil fuels
photosynthesis

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Carbon is returned to the atmosphere by:
- respiration,
- decomposition of organic waste,
- burning of fossil fuels.

Photosynthesis does the opposite — it removes CO2 from the atmosphere and fixes it into organic matter.