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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, releasing carbon into the soil, and soil is compacted into 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.
Carbon dioxide dissolves in ocean water and is slowly absorbed by rocks in the ocean.
Living organisms decay and become fossil fuels, which eventually become rocks.
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The correct response is:
Living organisms decay and become fossil fuels, which eventually become rocks.
This process involves the accumulation of organic matter that, over geological time, can turn into fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas, which can eventually become sedimentary rock.
