Worldwide, decay of organic matter is important to the global carbon cycle because it ____ tens of billions of tons of

carbon dioxide each year.



a. removes from the atmosphere
b. prevents the planet from losing
c. returns to the atmosphere
d. prevents plants from having access to
e. releases to space


ANSWER: c

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