Renewability of Sugar Cane and Carbon Absorption

Steps:

• Identify resource type: Renewable resources replenish naturally within human timescales; non-renewable do not.
• Assess statement 1: Sugar cane is a plant crop that regrows annually from replanting or natural propagation, making it renewable.
• Assess statement 2: During photosynthesis, growing sugar cane absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere to produce glucose.
• Determine correct statements: Only statement 2 is true, so option C.

Why C is correct:

• Plants like sugar cane fix CO2 via photosynthesis (6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2), removing it from the air during growth.

Why the others are wrong:

• A: Statement 1 is false; sugar cane renews quickly.
• B: Includes false statement 1.
• D: Ignores true statement 2.

Final answer: C