How does the destruction of forests contribute to levels of atmospheric carbon?
a. levels of atmospheric carbon are unaffected by destruction of forests, because the carbon entering the carbon cycle from the dead trees balances out the loss of carbon absorption during photosynthesis.
b. when trees are destroyed, their stored carbon reenters the carbon cycle decreasing levels of atmospheric carbon.
c. fewer trees leads to greater amounts of carbon dioxide being absorbed from the atmosphere.
d. fewer trees leads to smaller amounts of carbon dioxide being absorbed from the atmosphere.
i feel like it's c, but the wording is tricky. is it c or d?

d. Fewer trees leads to smaller amounts of carbon dioxide being absorbed from the atmosphere.

Destruction of forests will contribute to increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. As, forests utilize carbon dioxide for the purpose of food synthesis in photosynthesis, therefore they fix atmospheric  carbon into glucose. Fewer trees will absorb less amount of this carbon from atmosphere.

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