Question

Which of the following statements best describes the carbon atoms present in a seed-eating bird?

A) Inorganic carbon atoms in the seeds were incorporated into organic molecules by the bird.

B) The carbon atoms ultimately came from the soil.

C) The carbon atoms are ultimately derived from coal.

D) The carbon atoms ultimately cam from the carbon dioxide incorporated into sugars through photosynthesis.

E) The carbon atoms ultimately came from simple organic compounds that formed abiotically from inorganic carbon, hydrogen, oxygen , and nitrogen atoms.

Answer 1

I think it is B because the bird ate seeds which came from plants which in turn grew from the soil.

Answer 2

Plants get their carbon from the air (not the soil), the birds eat the seeds which were formed using photosynthesis so it is D.

Answer 3

Thank you!

Answer 4

Which best describes a bird’s role as it eats seeds?

Answer 5

Which best describes a bird’s role as it eats seeds? A Parasite, B predator, c habitat, D niche