A carbon atom will cycle between an organism and the atmosphere when it is taken up by a producer and is then eaten by an herbivore and eventually passed back into the atmosphere through respiration.The carbon atom has passed through which portions of the nutrient cycle?

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The carbon atom moves from a living organism (producer) to the exchange pool (atmosphere) when the herbivore respires, then back to a living organism when another producer takes it up, and finally returns to the exchange pool through respiration again.

A Carbon Atom Will Cycle Between an Organism and the Atmosphere