Which statement describes the relationship between plants, animals, and the carbon cycle? a. plants use carbon and release oxygen, and animals release carbon and use oxygen. b. animals use carbon and release oxygen, and plants release carbon and use oxygen. c. animals use carbon through respiration, and plants fix carbon through photosynthesis. d. plants use carbon when they decompose, and animals release carbon when they decompose.

The carbon cycle is the biogeochemical cycleby which carbon is exchanged among the biosphere, pedosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere of the Earth. Carbon is the main component of biological compounds as well as a major component of many minerals such as limestone. Along with the nitrogen cycle and the water cycle, the carbon cycle comprises a sequence of events that are key to make Earth capable of sustaining life. It describes the movement of carbon as it is recycled and reused throughout the biosphere, as well as long-term processes of carbon sequestration to and release from carbon sinks.

Answer is. Animals use carbon through respiration, and plants fix carbon through photosynthesis.

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