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What happens to carbon atoms as they move through the carbon cycle?
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They are permanently stored within plant tissues.
They are converted into a different type of atom.
They are rearranged to form new chemical compounds.
They are completely destroyed during the process.
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They are rearranged to form new chemical compounds.
Carbon atoms are conserved as they cycle (e.g., CO2 → organic molecules in plants → CO2 again), changing the compounds they're part of rather than being destroyed or becoming a different element.
Carbon atoms are conserved as they cycle (e.g., CO2 → organic molecules in plants → CO2 again), changing the compounds they're part of rather than being destroyed or becoming a different element.
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