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Which statement is correct about the role of animal respiration in the carbon cycle? (1 point)

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Carbon dioxide moves through animals’ bodies and is immediately released back into the air.
Carbon dioxide moves through animals’ bodies and is immediately released back into the air.

Carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere as a result of animal metabolism. 
Carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere as a result of animal metabolism. 

Carbon dioxide is stored inside animals’ bodies and is released after they die. 

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The correct statement about the role of animal respiration in the carbon cycle is:

Carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere as a result of animal metabolism.

This is because animals take in oxygen to metabolize food for energy, producing carbon dioxide as a waste product, which is then released back into the atmosphere.