Question

Inorganic carbon exists in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. How is inorganic carbon captured from the atmosphere and made into organic matter?

A. During cellular respiration, inorganic carbon is turned into organic carbon by heterotrophs.
B. Autotrophs take in inorganic carbon dioxide and use photosynthesis to change it into organic matter.
C. Heterotrophs take in inorganic carbon dioxide and use photosynthesis to change it into organic matter.
D. During cellular respiration, inorganic carbon is turned into organic carbon by autotrophs.​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Photosynthesis in land plants fixes atmospheric CO2 (inorganic carbon) as organic carbon, which is either stored as plant biomass or in soil, or is decomposed back to CO2 through plant and soil respiration.