The movement of carbon from CO2 in the atmosphere to HCO3 - (a byproduct of chemical weathering) on rocks to CaCO3 in coral skeletons and finally CaCO3 in limestone are all steps in the _____________

A. short-term carbon cycle
B. nitrogen cycle
C. sulfur cycle
D. long-term carbon cycle


D

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