Deforestation is a process in which trees and other vegetation are removed from a section of land. What statement best describes the long-term consequences of deforestation on the carbon cycle?
A.
More carbon will be released by carbon sources, so the level of atmospheric carbon may decrease.
B.
Less carbon will be stored in carbon sinks, so the level of atmospheric carbon may increase.
C.
Less carbon will be released by carbon sources, so the level of atmospheric carbon may increase.
D.
More carbon will be stored in carbon sinks, so the level of atmospheric carbon may decrease.
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Deforestation is the stripping of forests which kills plants an
trees that use carbon as a source of food and help create a
naturally occurring equilibrium between oxygen and carbon
dioxide
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Deforestation is a process in which trees and other vegetation are removed from a section of land. Statement which best describes the long-term consequences of deforestation on the carbon cycle is less carbon will be stored in carbon sinks, so the level of atmospheric carbon may increase.
Option b
Explanation:
- the plants have autotrophic mode of nutrition and as a result of this the plants help in the conversion of carbon dioxide into start. As a result of this the carbon dioxide is converted into a form of energy which can be utilised by all the other types of organisms
- however due to deforestation or cutting down of trees there is absence of this conversion and as a result of this the the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will increase.
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