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Carbon is the basis of all life and is constantly being cycled through ecosystems. In which form is carbon passed along from plants to animals?

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Answer:

Carbon compounds plants passing in the form of carbohydrates, protein, and lipids along the food chains to the animals.

Explanation:

In the food chain, plants produce glucose as food and cellulose for their cell wall. Animals eat plants for their food. So through the food chain, carbon presents in plants move to animals in the form of lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates mainly.

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carbon passed along from plants to animals in all of these forms: proteins, carbohydrates and lipids
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