Question

Which of the following represents an accurate description of the movement of carbon through a food web?1. Carbon is removed by the producers, and added by the consumers.2. Carbon is being added to the atmosphere at each level.3. Carbon is being removed from the atmosphere at each level.

Answer 1

Answer: 1. Carbon is removed by the producers, and added by the consumers.

Explanation:

Carbon cycle is one of the important biogeochemical cycle. The carbon is present in the atmosphere to an appreciable amount in the form of carbon dioxide. This is absorbed by the producers like plants and other autotrophs to conduct the process of photosynthesis. The autotrophs are consumed by the consumers and the carbon dioxide is released by them in the form of fecal matter. The decomposition of these consumers by the soil microbes also add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.