Question

1. a herd of deer lives in a forest where they eat the leaves of trees. the number of energy storage molecules in the trees and in the deer 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.

Explanation:

Energy storage molecules like starch (in trees) and glycogen (in deer) contain carbon. If the number of these molecules increases, more carbon atoms are incorporated into them. So the amount of carbon in trees and deer increases.

Answer:

a. has increased.