Parrotfish live in the ocean and eat plantlike organisms called algae. Sunlight is shining on the fish and the algae. Is carbon moving into the living things, moving out of the living things, or
both?

Parrotfish live in the ocean and eat plantlike organisms called algae. Sunlight is shining on the fish and the algae. Is carbon moving into the living things, moving out of the living things, or both? Carbon is moving into and out of the living things, at the same time.

plants need sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make food. plants use the raw materials of water, nutrients they absorb from soil, and carbon dioxide to make sugars the plant can use. energy from the sun and chlorophyll are also needed.