Which statement describes the relationship between plants, animals, and the carbon cycle? a. plants use carbon and release oxygen, and animals release carbon and use oxygen. b. animals use carbon and release oxygen, and plants release carbon and use oxygen. c. animals use carbon through respiration, and plants fix carbon through photosynthesis. d. plants use carbon when they decompose, and animals release carbon when they decompose.

Option A, Plants use carbon and release oxygen, and animals release carbon and use oxygen

Explanation:

Plant respires by in taking carbon dioxide and release oxygen during the process of photosynthesis. The chemical reaction representing photosynthesis is as given below -

The oxygen released by this process is used by all organisms on earth,  which respires by in taking oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide.

Thus, the carbon through this relationship between plants, animals and carbon dioxide enter into a cycle where it is consumed and reproduced continuously.

Hence, option A is correct.

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