What Best Describes the Relationship Between Cutting Down Forests and Changes

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Multiple Choice

What best describes the relationship between cutting down forests and changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels?

• A) Herbivore populations decline in the absence of forests and without their respiration less carbon dioxide is recycled to the atmosphere.
• B) The carbon dioxide used by the plants for cellular respiration would all be released into the atmosphere at once.
• C) Trees naturally die and decompose, but when turned into lumber their carbon is prevented from recycling back to the atmosphere.
• D) In the absence of forest plants there would be less carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere for use during photosynthesis.

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