What happens to carbon in plants when the plants die?(1 point)ResponsesThe carbon disappears during decomposition.The carbon disappears during decomposition.The carbon is converted into rocks.The carbon is converted into rocks.The carbon is released into the environment.The carbon is released into the environment.The carbon stays in the plants' bodies, which do not decompose.The carbon stays in the plants' bodies, which do not decompose.
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The correct response is: The carbon is released into the environment.
When plants die, the carbon stored in their biomass can be released back into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide through the process of decomposition, carried out by microbes and other decomposers. Some carbon may also be stored in the soil or converted into other forms, but the primary process involves its release back into the environment.
