How is the process of decomposition related to the carbon cycle?

A. Decomposition is the release of carbon dioxide through the

burning of fossil fuels.

B. Decomposers take in carbon dioxide and make glucose.

C. Decomposers use carbon from dead organisms as fuel for cellular

respiration, returning carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere.

D. Decomposition is the use of carbon dioxide to break down dead

'organisms, which removes carbon from the soil.