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______________ is the largest reservoir of carbon.

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Organism

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Soil

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Ocean

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Lake

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The correct option is C Ocean
Carbon constitutes $49 %$ of dry weight of organism. Out of the total quantity of global carbon $71 %$ is found dissolved in oceans. Thus ocean is a largest reservoir of carbon.

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