AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis, converting it from inorganic carbon to organic carbon. Animals get carbon by eating plants or by eating other animals. Carbon is returned to an inorganic state in a number of ways.

Detailed explanation-2: -For example, in the food chain, plants move carbon from the atmosphere into the biosphere through photosynthesis. They use energy from the sun to chemically combine carbon dioxide with hydrogen and oxygen from water to create sugar molecules.

Detailed explanation-3: -Carbon is used by plants to build leaves and stems, which are then digested by animals and used for cellular growth. In the atmosphere, carbon is stored in the form of gases, such as carbon dioxide. It is also stored in oceans, captured by many types of marine organisms.

Detailed explanation-4: -Plants use photosynthesis to capture carbon dioxide and then release half of it into the atmosphere through respiration. Plants also release oxygen into the atmosphere through photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-5: -Photosynthesis. Trees store carbon predominantly in the form of carbohydrates, for immediate and long-term growth. Carbohydrates are produced using photosynthesis, the process that occurs within all plants to convert sunlight into chemical energy.