How does most of the carbon in an organism's body return to the environment after the organism dies?*2 puntosHeat from the sun causes the carbon in the body to evaporateDecomposers break the body down into simpler compoundsGeological processes cause the body to turn into a fossil fuelRain water dissolves the carbon in the body and carries it to the ocean.

If animals and plants die in conditions where decomposing microorganisms are not present the carbon in their bodies can be converted, over millions of years and significant pressure, into fossil fuels

Organisms contain carbonglossary term (opens in a new window). Sometimes, when an organism dies, the carbon in its body starts to break down. Some of the original material is decayed; however, the carbon also forms a dark coating on top of the dead organism. This preserves the organism’s body as a carbonized fossil. Carbonized organisms can be so well preserved, even details like the patterns or colors of skin or leaves can remain.

How does an animal get carbon?  Select all that apply.It eats another animal that ate a plant.It takes in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere when it breaths in.It eats a plant or other photosynthetic organism

Describe how carbon is cycled through the biosphere. Your response should begin with carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and include the contribution of plants, animals, and decomposers.

The carbon cycle describes how the element carbon moves through the Earth System. During the process known as , plants remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and create organic matter. Eventually, most of the organic matter will undergo , releasing carbon dioxide and methane gas to the atmosphere in the process called . Large quantities of carbon are transferred between the atmosphere and ocean through . Large quantities of carbon are also sequestered from the atmosphere and oceans over long periods of geologic time through the process of .