Question

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If the input and output of carbon is balanced in the carbon cycle, what can be generalized about the resident times of carbon in organisms?(1 point)

The resident time will decrease because plants will be taking in carbon dioxide to use for photosynthesis
The resident time will decrease because plants will be taking in carbon dioxide to use for photosynthesis

The resident time will increase because there will be a buildup of carbon in the atmosphere
The resident time will increase because there will be a buildup of carbon in the atmosphere

The resident time would be zero because carbon is released as soon as it is absorbed
The resident time would be zero because carbon is released as soon as it is absorbed

The resident time will depend on where the organism lives because it might be influenced by cellular respiration

Answer 1

1. Rock and sediment

2. Glucose

3. Carbon

4. Plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere for photosynthesis

5. The resident time would be zero because carbon is released as soon as it is absorbed

Answer 2

Answer: “The resident time would be zero because carbon is released as soon as it is absorbed”

Explanation: Just took the quick check :) and also “balanced” gave me a key word that nothing is unequal so the release of carbon and the carbon being absorbed can’t be unequal (decrease or increase) so I makes sense for it to be zero, the moment carbon is released is the moment it becomes absorbed. Not a great scientific explanation but that’s what I thought it as in this tiny brain of mines!