A student uses ball-and-stick models of substances to show how carbon is recycled by plants. Which statement is true about the model of the cycles?(1 point)

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Either of the processes of cellular respiration or photosynthesis can be shown first because a cycle has no start or finish.
Either of the processes of cellular respiration or photosynthesis can be shown first because a cycle has no start or finish.

The process of photosynthesis is always shown first in the cycle.
The process of photosynthesis is always shown first in the cycle.

The process of cellular respiration is always shown first in the cycle.
The process of cellular respiration is always shown first in the cycle.

Only the compounds that contain carbon should be shown in the cycle.

1 answer

The correct statement is:

Either of the processes of cellular respiration or photosynthesis can be shown first because a cycle has no start or finish.

In a cycle, processes are interconnected, and there isn't necessarily a fixed starting or ending point. Both photosynthesis and cellular respiration contribute to the carbon cycle, and they can be represented in either order.