How is the majority of the carbon transferred from plants and animals to soil?

(1 point)
A. Carbon dioxide from plant and animal respiration dissolves into the soil.
B. The decay of dead organisms releases some carbon atoms from their bodies into the soil.
C. The decay of dead organisms releases carbon dioxide from their bodies into the soil.
D. Carbon atoms from plant and animal respiration waste dissolve into the soil.

B. The decay of dead organisms releases some carbon atoms from their bodies into the soil.