make this text sound human and sound like a 7th grader wrote it Plants, which are part of the biosphere, take in carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air to help them make their food through a process called photosynthesis. When they respire, they release some of that CO2 back into the air. When plants die and decay, their carbon goes into the ground and can turn into fossil fuels over a long time. When we burn these fossil fuels, they release CO2 into the atmosphere again. Some of this CO2 also mixes with water, forming something called carbonic acid. Meanwhile, aquatic plants in the water do their own photosynthesis and respiration too. This whole process of carbon moving around helps connect all the different parts of the Earth, like the land (lithosphere), the air (atmosphere), and the water (hydrosphere).

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Plants are super important because they help make up the biosphere. They take in carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air to make their food through a process called photosynthesis. It’s pretty cool! When plants breathe out, they release some of that CO2 back into the air. When plants die, their carbon gets put into the ground and can eventually turn into fossil fuels over a really long time. Then when we burn those fossil fuels, they send CO2 back into the atmosphere.

Some CO2 also mixes with water, turning into something called carbonic acid. And don’t forget about aquatic plants! They do their own photosynthesis and breathing too. All this movement of carbon connects different parts of the Earth, like the land (lithosphere), the air (atmosphere), and the water (hydrosphere). It’s like a big team effort!