Yes the correct answer is "said" (b). If you get stuck on a similar question, it helps to read the sentence with each comma to hear which makes sense.
The answer is C, reluctant. Bharat prayed not to be king, but it didn't work, and he reluctantly took the throne, waiting for his brother to cone back.
During photosynthesis, plants take in carbon dioxide and create oxygen, which is what humans breath. So, when the human breaths in the oxygen, in the process of cellular respiration, we create carbon dioxide and it goes in a cycle.