Question

some consumers, like lions, do not eat plants or any other producers. they only eat other animals. how do lions obtain the carbon they need? by eating animals that have carbon - based molecules stored in their bodies by breathing it in from the atmosphere in the form of carbon dioxide by absorbing carbon - based molecules through their skin from the soil by drinking water that contains carbon dioxide

Explanation:

Lions are carnivores, so they get carbon by consuming other animals. Animals have carbon - based molecules (like organic compounds) in their bodies. Lions don't take in carbon by breathing in CO₂ (that's how plants get carbon for photosynthesis), absorbing through skin from soil, or drinking water with CO₂. So the correct option is the one about eating animals with carbon - based molecules.

Answer:

A. by eating animals that have carbon - based molecules stored in their bodies