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Storage of Carbon Quick Check 3 of 53 of 5 Items Question What do animals such as clams and oysters extract from the water to build their shells?(1 point) Responses silicon silicon fructose fructose carbon carbon hydrogen hydrogen Skip to navigation page 12 of 12

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Animals such as clams and oysters extract **carbon** from the water to build their shells. They primarily use calcium carbonate (CaCO3) to form their shells, which contains carbon.