Respiration affects a compartment model by ____.
A) moving carbon, but not oxygen, from the available organic compartment to the available inorganic component
B) moving oxygen, but not carbon, from the available organic compartment to the available inorganic component
C) moving both carbon and oxygen from the available organic compartment to the available inorganic component
D) moving both carbon and oxygen from the available inorganic compartment to the available organic component
E) moving carbon, but not oxygen, from the available inorganic compartment to the available organic component

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Respiration involves the conversion of organic molecules into energy, during which both carbon (in the form of carbon dioxide) and oxygen are moved from the organic compartment (where they are part of complex molecules) to the inorganic compartment (as simpler molecules or atoms).

Respiration Affects a Compartment Model by ____