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Describe the cycling of carbon in an ecosystem. In your answer be sure to:
a) identify the inorganic carbon compound that
is obtained by plants from the environment
b) identify the process plants use to form more complex organic molecules from this carbon comp
c) describe how herbivores use these complex organic molecules
d) identify the process herbivores use to return carbon to the environment
49. Name an organic molecule that is used during cellular respiration in the mitochondria?

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Final answer:

Plants obtain carbon dioxide from the environment to form organic molecules that herbivores consume for energy, returning carbon through respiration.


Explanation:

a) The inorganic carbon compound obtained by plants from the environment is carbon dioxide (CO2).

b) Plants use the process of photosynthesis to form more complex organic molecules from carbon dioxide.

c) Herbivores use these complex organic molecules as a source of energy and nutrients by consuming plants.

d) Herbivores return carbon to the environment through the process of cellular respiration.


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