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:

The deer is a consumer. It is eating grass which is a producer. Producers store carbon - based molecules through photosynthesis. Consumers obtain carbon by eating these carbon - based molecules stored in producers.

Answer:

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