The oceans absorb more carbon dioxide than the atmosphere.
Step-by-step explanation:
Oceans are absorbers of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Like in the terrestrial environment ocean animals take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide and ocean plants perform photosynthesis by absorbing carbon dioxide and releases oxygen.
Various human activities like burning of fossil fuels and several industrial activities cause the release of carbon dioxide in large amounts into the atmosphere which harms the earth and its inhabitants.
About one-fourth of the carbon dioxide produced in the atmosphere is absorbed by the oceans of the earth. Oceans are the carbon sink of earth. Absorption of carbon dioxide makes the ocean acidic which causes harm to several ocean beings.