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The diagram shows a model that Peter made of the carbon cycle.



Which mistake did Peter make in the model?

A.

Plants do not lose carbon through respiration.

B.

The burning of fossil fuel does not release carbon.

C.

Organisms that decay do not deposit carbon in the soil.

D.

Animals do not breathe carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

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Peter's model wrongly shows animals breathing in carbon dioxide. Animals respire by taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere; they do not absorb CO2 from the air (plants do).