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global carbon cycle[image]
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| -the different physical and chemical forms of carbon in the atmosphere, oceans, biomass, fossil fuels, and the movement of carbon among these reservoirs. |
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| -is held temporarily in a number of reservoirs, such as in biomass, the atmosphere, oceans, and in fossil fuels. |
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| what would happen when carbon is in oceans? |
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| -takes the form of dissolved carbon dioxide and of bicarbonate and carbonate ions. |
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| -takes the form of sugar and of many other organic molecules in living organisms. |
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| Carbon dioxide is a primary greenhouse gas, and its concentration in the atmosphere is tied to climatic conditions. |
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