Identifying Processes of the Carbon Cycle
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How do consumers obtain the carbon that they need for their life processes?
They breathe it in from the surrounding air.
They break down the plants and animals they eat.
They absorb it from the surrounding soil.
They absorb it from water through their pores.

They break down the plants and animals they eat.

Explanation:

Consumers are the organisms which feed on plants and animals for obtaining energy. The carbon which is present in plant body in the form of glucose which is made in the process of photosynthesis. When these plants are eaten by consumers, the carbon which present in plants are transferred into the animal's body. This carbon is removed from the body of consumer in the process of cellular respiration and again goes to the atmosphere.

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