Question

the diagram illustrates part of the carbon cycle. which best describes the diagram? a consumer is obtaining carbon by breathing it in from the atmosphere. a consumer is obtaining carbon by absorbing it from the soil. a consumer is obtaining carbon by eating carbon - based molecules stored in a producer. a consumer is obtaining carbon by eating carbon - based molecules stored in a decomposer.

Explanation:

Consumers obtain carbon by eating other organisms. Producers store carbon - based molecules through photosynthesis, and consumers eat producers (or other consumers that have eaten producers) to get carbon. In the carbon cycle, animals like the deer in the picture are consumers and get carbon by eating carbon - based molecules stored in producers.

Answer:

A consumer is obtaining carbon by eating carbon - based molecules stored in a producer.