Question

A) What happens to carbon in plants when the plants die? (1 point)

The carbon is not released; it is lost.
The carbon is released into the soil for use by the next generation.
The carbon is released into the air.
The carbon is released into the soil, but it is not used again.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The carbon is released into the soil for use by the next generation.

Answer 2

A) Which are all the correct products of respiration? (1 point)

carbon dioxide and water
carbon dioxide, water, and glucose
carbon dioxide, water, and energy
water and energy

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

carbon dioxide, water, and energy

Answer 4

A) Which process involves carbon moving directly from the biosphere into the geosphere?

(1 point)
the weathering of rocks by a river
the decomposition of plants on the forest floor
the eruption of a volcano
the photosynthesis of a plant

Answer 5

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

the weathering of rocks by a river

Answer 6

A) What is the definition of biosphere? (1 point)

the area of the earth covered by water
the area of the earth that is solid
the area of the earth that is liquid
the area of the earth where all living things exist

Answer 7

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

the area of the earth where all living things exist

Answer 8

A) Why are the oceans considered a large carbon sink? (1 point)

Decomposition rates in the water are far greater than on land.
Water absorbs carbon directly from the atmosphere by diffusion.
Carbon gets transferred among all the organisms of every food chain.
Phytoplankton takes in carbon through cellular respiration

Answer 9

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Water absorbs carbon directly from the atmosphere by diffusion.