Asked by Anonymous

The diagram shows how fossil fuels are formed from buried remains of plants and animals.

Which sequence best describes how human activity disrupts this natural storage of carbon?

(1 point)

Respiration → Photosynthesis → Ocean storage

Photosynthesis → Fossilization → Carbon storage

Animal respiration → Ocean uptake → Fossil fuel use

Combustion of fuels → Release of CO₂ → Climate change

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Combustion of fuels → Release of CO₂ → Climate change

Burning fossil fuels releases the carbon stored for millions of years as CO₂ into the atmosphere, enhancing the greenhouse effect and causing climate change.