Animals feed on plants, passing the carbon compounds along the food chain. Most carbon they consume is exhaled as carbon dioxide during respiration. The animals and plants eventually die.

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The emergence of life on our planet added a new layer to the carbon cycle. As plants grow, they take CO 2 out of the atmosphere, and when they die, it is released again. Animals that consume the ...