How is the majority of carbon transferred from plants and animals to the soil? (1 point)

Question

• Carbon dioxide from plant and animal respiration dissolves into the soil.
• The decay of dead organisms releases carbon dioxide from their bodies into the soil.
• The decay of dead organisms releases some carbon atoms from their bodies into the soil.
• Carbon atoms from plant and animal waste dissolve into the soil.

Answer 1

• The decay of dead organisms releases some carbon atoms from their bodies into the soil.