Why Are Changes in the Global Carbon Cycle Important

question 8

Multiple Choice

Why are changes in the global carbon cycle important?

• A)Burning reduces available carbon for primary producers and therefore primary consumers.
• B)Deforestation and suburbanization reduce an area's net primary productivity.
• C)Increasing atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide could alter Earth's climate.
• D)By using fossil fuels we are destroying a nonrenewable resource.
• E)All of the above are why changes in the global carbon cycle are important.

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