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Carbon dioxide dissolves in ocean water and is slowly absorbed by rocks in the ocean.
Carbon dioxide dissolves in ocean water and is slowly absorbed by rocks in the ocean.
Carbon dioxide released through respiration dissolves in certain rocks, like limestone.
Carbon dioxide released through respiration dissolves in certain rocks, like limestone.
Living organisms decay and become fossil fuels, which eventually become rocks.
Living organisms decay and become fossil fuels, which eventually become rocks.
Living organisms decay, releasing carbon into the soil, and soil is compacted into rocks.
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The correct response is:
Living organisms decay and become fossil fuels, which eventually become rocks.
This describes how carbon stored in the bodies of living organisms is transformed over time through processes like decay and fossilization, leading to the formation of sedimentary rocks containing carbon.
