Which of the following statements is false regarding the carbon cycle?
A)Terrestrial plants take up carbon dioxide from the air.
B)Aquatic plants exchange carbon dioxide directly with the atmosphere.
C)Algae produce food for themselves and for heterotrophs.
D)When organisms respire,a portion of carbon is returned to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.
E)The amount of bicarbonate in the water is in equilibrium with the amount of carbon dioxide in the air.

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Aquatic plants do not exchange carbon dioxide directly with the atmosphere. Instead, they dissolve carbon dioxide from the water to use in photosynthesis. The exchange of carbon dioxide between aquatic plants and the atmosphere occurs indirectly through diffusion across the water's surface.

Which of the Following Statements Is False Regarding the Carbon