Trey wrote a few steps to describe how carbon circulates between the atmosphere and living organisms:
Step 1. Carbon enters the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burned.
Step 2. Plants absorb carbon in the air through photosynthesis.
Step 3. Plant-eating animals consume the carbon stored in plants.
If step 2 is removed, which statement best describes the effects of this missing step on the carbon cycle?
More carbon is stored in the atmosphere.
There is a decrease in the amount of carbon stored in the air.
More carbon is stored in plants instead of the air.
Animals consume foods with extra stored carbon.
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There is a decrease in the amount of carbon stored in the air.
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