Question

How does most of the carbon in an organism's body return to the

environment after the organism dies?
A. Decomposers break the body down into simpler compounds.
B. Heat from the sun causes the carbon in the body to evaporate.
C. Geological processes cause the body to turn into a fossil fuel.
D. Rainwater dissolves the carbon in the body and carries it to the ocean.

Answer 1

Decomposers break the body down into simpler compounds.