Trey wrote a few steps to describe how carbon circulates between the atmosphere and living organisms. Step 1. Carbon enters the atmosphere as carbon dioxide from respiration and the burning of fossil fuels.
Step 2. Plants absorb carbon dioxide in the air and use it to make their own food using photosynthesis.
Step 3. Plant-eating animals consume the carbon stored in plants.

If step 2 is removed, which statement best describes the effects of this missing step on the carbon cycle?

(A) Less carbon is stored in the ground for long-term storage.
(B) There is a decrease in the amount of carbon stored in the air.
(C) More carbon is stored in plants instead of the air.
(D) Animals consume foods without stored carbon.

Read the following scenario to answer the following question. over the past 60 years, many amphibian species have experienced significant population declines, and some species have become extinct. scientists suspected that local human activities such as the destruction of wetlands, regional pollution, and deforestation were the main reasons for these losses. however, research over the past 20 years reveals significant amphibian population declines in protected areas of the world, such as nature preserves and parks. these global declines suggest widespread problems including increased ultraviolet radiation, acid rain, and disease. in switzerland, for example, 14 of the 20 native amphibian species are threatened with extinction. when most populations of a wide-ranging amphibian species are lost and the few remaining populations are widely separated, we expect to see that a. the founder effect becomes increasingly important b. microevolution no longer occurs c. gene flow between populations is reduced d. artificial selection becomes a greater factor in microevolution

When rutherford performed his metal foil experiment, he was surprised that most of the alpha particles

Asample of soil from a c horizon is light brown in color and has a high content of a mineral called feldspar. which of the following statements is most likely true