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What happens to carbon in plants when the plants die? (1 point)
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The carbon is converted into rocks.
The carbon stays in the plants' bodies, which do not decompose.
The carbon is released into the environment.
The carbon disappears during decomposition.
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The carbon is released into the environment.
Decomposers break down the dead plant matter, returning carbon to the air as CO2 (and some to the soil as organic matter or, over long times, as fossil fuels).
Decomposers break down the dead plant matter, returning carbon to the air as CO2 (and some to the soil as organic matter or, over long times, as fossil fuels).
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