Which path through the carbon cycle is possible?
a. plant ® atmosphere ® animal
b. animal ® plant ® atmosphere
c. plant ® animal ® atmosphere
d. atmosphere ® animal ® fossil fuel

C. plant ® animal ® atmosphere

Explanation:

Carbon cycle is one of the important biogeochemical cycles on earth. The plants absorb the atmospheric carbon dioxide required for the process of photosynthesis. These plants convert the reactants into products of carbohydrates. These carbohydrates and other plant products are consumed by the animals. When animals die the accumulated organic matter containing carbon as a component get decomposed by the soil microbes. After decomposition the carbon dioxide gas from the soil released into the atmosphere.

a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.