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12.Ecosystem
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Consider the following statements about carbon cycle and choose how many statements are correct?
$(a)$ Atmosphere has $71\;\%$ of total global carbon
$(b)$ Decomposers contribute substantially to $CO_2$ pool by their processing of waste materials and dead organic matter of land or oceans
$(c)$ $4 × 10^{13}\; kg$ carbon is fixed through photo-synthesis annually
$(d)$ No respiratory input into atmosphere
$(e)$ Carbon constitutes $ 49\;\%$ of dry wt. of organisms
A
Two
B
Three
C
Four
D
Five
Solution
Statement $(b), (c)$ and $(e)$ are correct w.r.t. carbon cycle. Carbon cycle shows respiratory inputs.
Standard 12
Biology