How does the carbon stored in the bodies of living organisms move into rocks?(1 point)

Responses

Carbon dioxide released through respiration dissolves in certain rocks, like limestone.
Carbon dioxide released through respiration dissolves in certain rocks, like limestone.

Living organisms decay and become fossils fuels, which eventually become rocks.
Living organisms decay and become fossils fuels, which eventually become rocks.

Living organisms decay, releasing carbon into the soil, and soil is compacted into rocks.
Living organisms decay, releasing carbon into the soil, and soil is compacted into rocks.

Carbon dioxide dissolves in ocean water and is slowly absorbed by rocks in the ocean.

1 answer

The correct response is:

Living organisms decay and become fossil fuels, which eventually become rocks.

This process involves the long-term burial of organic material, transforming it into fossil fuels over millions of years, and then these fuels can contribute to sedimentary rock formation.