Which role of the biosphere in the carbon cycle affects climate?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: It absorbs and stores carbon
Plants absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide through photosynthesis and store carbon in biomass, litter and soils. This makes forests, grasslands and soils important carbon sinks. Respiration, decomposition, fire and land-use change can return carbon to the atmosphere, so the biosphere can act as both a sink and a source.
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It absorbs and stores carbon
Why is this the correct answer?
Plants absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide through photosynthesis and store carbon in biomass, litter and soils. This makes forests, grasslands and soils important carbon sinks. Respiration, decomposition, fire and land-use change can return carbon to the atmosphere, so the biosphere can act as both a sink and a source.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 12 Geography question. Chapter: World Climate and Climate Change.
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