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The diagram below summarizes the Earth's carbon cycle. Examine the diagram, and answer the question that follows.



Carbon is taken from the atmosphere through _______.
A.
photosynthesis
B.
volcanic activity
C.
combustion of organic material
D.
respiration of plants and animals

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A. photosynthesis

Photosynthesis by plants and photosynthetic organisms removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and incorporates it into organic compounds. Vulkanism, combustion, and respiration release carbon back to the atmosphere.