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If CO2 is given off in respiration, why does the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere remains relatively constant?

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CO2 forms carbonate rocks
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CO2 is buffer
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CO2 is converted in photosynthesis to carbohydrates
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CO2 splits up during photosynthesis
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Solution

The correct option is C CO2 is converted in photosynthesis to carbohydrates
Respiration is the process wherein living organisms take in atmospheric oxygen and release CO2 ​in the atmosphere. Photosynthesis is the process wherein green plants fix atmospheric carbondioxide in presence of sunlight into carbohydrates. So, carbondioxide released into the atmosphere by respiration is counterbalanced by its photosynthetic fixation.

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