Why is there a net flow of carbon from the atmosphere to the oceans? Select one:

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Why is there a net flow of carbon from the atmosphere to the oceans? Select one: o a. Plankton at the surface funnel carbon from the atmosphere to the ocean. O b. Carbon dioxide dissolves more readily in water than in the atmosphere. O c. Respiration from aquatic life lowers the carbon dioxide concentration in the oceans. O d. Respiration from aquatic life increases the carbon dioxide concentration in the oceans. O e. The lower concentration of carbon dioxide in the oceans as compared with the atmosphere leads to carbon dioxide diffusing into the oceans.

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Phytoplanktons are the organisms that live in the oceans. Their duty is to absorb the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and perform photosynthesis using the sunlight. Other organisms also take carbon dioxide from atmosphere and forms shells and others.

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