Answer:
A. Critical listening
Explanation:
"Evaluating the quality of information, ideas, and arguments presented by a speaker"
Evaluating information presented by someone is critical listening. I got this answer by breaking down and simplifying the sentence.
<span>Carbon is stored inside plants. When deforestation occurs or any other natural clearing of land, the carbon cycle is changed due to plants being removed that would have captured the CO2 and changed it to oxygen and also by the removal of large plants that store carbon being replaced with either small crops or concrete that do not store carbon.
In nature, fossil fuels release carbon very slowly over time, humans burn it at a much greater rate due to dependence on it, and burning fossil fuels emits a lot of CO2 into the atmosphere.</span>
Nicole discovered the key to the hidden garden and opened the door.
First identify the verbs.
Nicole discovered the key to the hidden garden and opened the door.
To find the direct object of <em>discovered</em>, ask <em>what</em> Nicole discovered, she discovered "the key". Note that "to the hidden garden" qualifies the key, so "the key to the hidden garden" could be the complete word group. You will find out when you click on it, either just "the key" or the complete word group.
To find the direct object of <em>opened</em>, ask <em>what</em> Nicole opened, she opened "the door".