When Humans Cut Down Trees for Lumber to Build Permanent

question 36

Multiple Choice

When humans cut down trees for lumber to build permanent structures, what aspect of metabolic cycling is disrupted?

• A)The oxidation of wood products reduces the amount of photosynthesis that can occur.
• B)The biosynthetic reactions that occur in the lumber cause too much catabolism to occur.
• C)Carbon and other atoms tied up in wooden structures are not being recycled into other living organisms.
• D)The DNA in the wood is unable to obey the first law of thermodynamics.

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