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| natures way of reusing carbon atoms, which travel form the atmosphere into organisms on earth and then back. |
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| the element that anchors all organic substances |
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Enters atmosphere (CO2 and CH4) through respiration, fires, and diffusion.
Removed via photosynthesis |
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| Forms of Carbon in the ocean |
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| dissolved CO2, carbonate and bicarbonate, marine organisms and their products, CaCO3 |
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| Carbon entering the ocean |
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| Diffusion then dissolves, transfer from land in rivers as dissolved carbon |
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