Which of the following is considered assimilation in the carbon cycle?

a. the respiration of a animal
b. a factory burning fossil fuels
c. a plant absorbing carbon dioxide during photosynthesis
d. fossil fuel deposits

A plant absorbing carbon dioxide during photosynthesis

Explanation:

Carbon dioxide diffuses from the atmosphere through the stomata across the intercellular spaces to the chloroplasts during photosynthesis. The carbon dioxide reacts with hydrogen ions forming glucose. The carbon in the atmosphere is assimilated into plants reducing the amount of carbon that might lead to global warming.

answer: decrease

a limiting factor is the one which decrease the abundance, distribution and causes extinction of the population of species in a ecosystem. here, predators including hawks, owls and snakes are the limiting factor for the population of mexican free tailed bat.   although bats are nocturnal animals as they forge for food at night these predators also may remain active during night which can decrease the population of the mexican free-tailed bats. also, these bats eat only one type of insects that are moths. the food can also be a limiting factor as all 400 members are dependent upon same type of food needs that are moths. the decrease in the moth population can cause decrease in population size of the mexican free-tailed bats.

therefore, the scenarios will most likely to decrease the population size of the mexican free-tailed bats.