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Which statement best explains how the animals in the diagram contribute to the carbon cycle?
They eat plants and other organisms that contain carbon which prevents it from ever being stored.
They eat plants and other organisms which contain carbon and deposit carbon into the soil when they die.
They remove carbon from the atmosphere during respiration and replace it with oxygen that is used in photosynthesis.
They remove carbon from the soil during respiration and exchange it with oxygen that evaporates into the atmosphere.
They eat plants and other organisms that contain carbon which prevents it from ever being stored.
They eat plants and other organisms which contain carbon and deposit carbon into the soil when they die.
They remove carbon from the atmosphere during respiration and replace it with oxygen that is used in photosynthesis.
They remove carbon from the soil during respiration and exchange it with oxygen that evaporates into the atmosphere.
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The statement that best explains how the animals contribute to the carbon cycle is:
**They eat plants and other organisms which contain carbon and deposit carbon into the soil when they die.**
This statement accurately reflects the role of animals in the carbon cycle, as animals acquire carbon by consuming organic matter and contribute to the carbon pool in the soil upon their death, either through decomposition or through waste products.
**They eat plants and other organisms which contain carbon and deposit carbon into the soil when they die.**
This statement accurately reflects the role of animals in the carbon cycle, as animals acquire carbon by consuming organic matter and contribute to the carbon pool in the soil upon their death, either through decomposition or through waste products.
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