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What do phytoplankton do for the carbon cycle? Choose all that apply.


A. They take in oxygen for photosynthesis.

B. They take in carbon dioxide for photosynthesis.

C. When they die, the carbon left in them can be sequestered (stored) in the ocean bottom.

D. They are food for many animals, including some whales.

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B. Phytoplankton are responsible for most of the transfer of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to the ocean. Carbon dioxide is consumed during photosynthesis, and the carbon is incorporated in the phytoplankton, just as carbon is stored in the wood and leaves of a tree.

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