we obtain carbon by Hetero meaning other (as opposed to homo or auto meaning same) and -troph which deals with nutrition or eating are the two parts you need to understand. An autotroph makes its own food (like a tree). A A heterotroph cannot make its own food and or need to obtain its food from somewhere else than its own biochemical machinery. So basically, like was already said: by eating. Humans (heterotrophs) obtain carbons mostly from carbohydrates (sugars) and fats. So eating a nice chocolate bar will grant you lots of carbon (although likely in excess.) Just think of any organism that needs to "eat." Then, think of what it eats.
If you are looking for the processes by which heterotrophs extract "useful" carbon from their food, then...well then its more complicated.
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Answer:Buy (or find) yourself a diamond, that is the purest form (also the most expencive) of the element Carbon.A cheaper alternative is to buy some carbon-black, or pure graphite.
Fullerene, buckminsterene, graphene (discoverers are Nobel-prize winners 2010!) are other possibilities, but not available at a common drugstore.
React concentrated sulphuric acid with some sugar.
A simple form of carbonation is to add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar or apple cider vinegar to an empty cup or bottle. Add 1 teaspoon of baking soda and it will immediately start carbonating.
they obtain carbon by humans and organisms, etc.
By combining Nitrogen, water, carbon dioxide, with sunlight. The sunlight gives energy to the reaction that turns water and carbon dioxide into complex hydrocarbon chains utilizing a nitrogen intermediate cycle in the conversion that is not yet fully mapped by plant biologists.thru photosynthesis. Plants absorb sunlight and convert it to chemical energy.Plants obtain energy by combining Nitrogen, water and carbon dioxide, with sunlight
Prokaryotes that obtain energy and carbon as they decompose dead organisms are categorized as both heterotrophs and chemotrophs. This means they obtain their energy from more complex organic substances, and that they gain energy from electron donors.
cellular respiration
Plants manufacture carbohydrates (sugars) through photosynthesis.
they obtain carbon by humans and organisms, etc.
Animals obtain their energy and carbon from the food they ingest. Carbohydrates and protein are a good source of carbon and energy.
The submerged plants obtain their supply of carbon dioxide from our penis or vagina.
The Atmosphere
carbon dioxide
Animals obtain their energy from the consumption of plants or other animals.
foodThey obtain two essential things. They are energy and carbon
Through the air
They obtain it from carbon dioxide in the air through photosynthesis.
From the plants or animals they eat.
We obtain oxygen by breathing in fresh air. Carbon dioxide comes out of us.
Cellular respiration