Can someone help me ASAP? I don’t understand some answers because don’t the trees take in carbon to photosynthesize but won’t the deers also release carbon by cellular respiration?

A herd of deers lives in a forest where they eat the leaves of trees. The number of energy storage molecules in the tress and in the deers has increased. What has happened to the amount of carbon in the trees and in the deer?
The amount of carbon in the trees and in the deer . . .
A) has increased.
B) has decreased.
C) has not changed.
D) is not related to the number of energy storage molecules.

a

Step-by-step explanation:

it makes sence for the answer to be a because

The amount of carbon in the trees and in the deer . . .

A) has increased.

Explanation:

Carbon is the basis for all living cells, it is responsible for the making and storing of energy. So if the number of energy storage molecules increases, the amount of carbon will increase because carbon is used to make those molecules.

Your question on carbon dioxide and photosynthesis having an effect is valid, but the loss of carbon wouldn't be much compared to the energy storage molecules, so we wouldn't consider that a factor in this case.