Question

Besides plants and animals, wood and _____ can be _____ to release carbon into the air.

fossil fuels, compacted
fossil fuels, eaten
coal, eaten
fossil fuels, burned

Answer 1

In the above asked question there were 4 options given.

Out of the following options, the correct one is bold and underlined.

Option 1: fossil fuels, compacted

Option 2: fossil fuels, eaten

Option 3: coal, eaten

Option 4: fossil fuels, burned

The correct answer is that 'Besides plants and animals, wood and fossil fuels can be burned to release carbon into the air.'

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Answer 2

Besides plants and animals, wood and fossil fuel can be burned to release carbon into the air.

Plants and animals are natural sources of carbon dioxide due to respiration.

On the other hand, when we burn wood, coal, fossil fuels etc carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide are released into the atmosphere.