Question

How does the carbon stored in the bodies of living organisms move into rocks? Answer choices carbon dioxide released through respiration dissolves in certain rocks like limestone, living organisms decay and become fossils fuels which eventually become rocks, living organisms decay releasing carbon into the soil and soil is compacted into rocks, carbon dioxide dissolves in ocean water and is slowly absorbed by rocks in the ocean

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

- Living organisms decay and release carbon into the soil, and over time, the soil is compacted into rocks.