Kendall plants flower seeds and places caterpillar larvae in a sealed container with enough light, soil, moisture, and gases to thrive. When she opens the container after 5 days, she finds that the flowers have sprouted, and caterpillars have eaten some of their leaves. If it was possible to measure the carbon content of every part of this closed container before and after Kendall performed her experiment, what would Kendall find? a The total amount of carbon increased B. The total amount of carbon decreased. C. The total amount of carbon was constant throughout the experiment. D. The total amount of carbon decreased before and increased after the flowers sprouted.
