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Living organisms decay and become fossils fuels, which eventually become rocks.
Living organisms decay and become fossils fuels, which eventually become rocks.
Carbon dioxide dissolves in ocean water and is slowly absorbed by rocks in the ocean.
Carbon dioxide dissolves in ocean water and is slowly absorbed by rocks in the ocean.
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 released through respiration dissolves in certain rocks, like limestone.
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The correct response is:
Living organisms decay and become fossil fuels, which eventually become rocks.
This describes a process in which carbon stored in living organisms can eventually contribute to the carbon content in sedimentary rocks over geological time.
