Question

Which path will a carbon atom most likely travel from CO2 in the atmosphere to glucose in the cell of a secondary consumer

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

The carbon will have to travel in the form of CO2 from the atmosphere to a primary producer (green plant), from there to a primary consumer (herbivorous animal), and finally to a secondary consumer.

The primary producer (a green plant) would fix the carbon in the CO2 to carbohydrate through a process known as photosynthesis. The equation of the process is as shown below:

$6 CO_2 + 6 H_2O --> C_6H_1_2O_6 + 6 O_2$

The carbon, now in the form of carbohydrate, would then be picked up by an animal (a primary consumer) that feeds on the green plant. The carbon would eventually get into a secondary consumer when the secondary consumer feeds on the primary consumer that fed on the green plant.