Answer:
Option (3)
Explanation:
As per the given image, there shows a deer eating grasses. This image describes the carbon that is present in the grasses and is consumed by the deer.
The green plants (grasses) are the producers that prepare their own food in the presence of sunlight and by taking in Carbon dioxide (CO₂). This carbon is stored in the plants and are consumed by the consumers (animals and humans). This carbon is again released into the atmosphere after an organism die or during exhalation and this cycle keeps on repeating which is known as the carbon cycle.
So, in the figure, the deer is a consumer that is taking in Carbon-based molecules by consuming the grasses.
Thus, the correct answer is option (3).
