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Think about a carbon atom that is released into the atmosphere from the burning of wood in a campfire. If it were to go through the whole carbon cycle,

Step 1 A caterpillar gets the carbon by eating the tree's leaves.
Step 2 The bird decomposes and the carbon is added to the atmosphere.
Step 3 A bird gets the carbon by eating the caterpillar.
Step 4 The bird flies into a building and dies instantly. It falls to the ground
Step 5 A tree absorbs the carbon from the atmosphere into its leaves for photosynthesis.
plz help me by telling me what order this go's in?

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1) Step 5 A tree absorbs the carbon from the atmosphere into its leaves for photosynthesis. Inorganic carbon is turned into organic.
2) Step 1 A caterpillar gets the carbon by eating the tree's leaves. Caterpillar use carbon for energy.
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Step 3 A bird gets the carbon by eating the caterpillar. Organic carbon shifts from one animal to another
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Step 4 The bird flies into a building and dies instantly. It falls to the ground.
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Step 2 The bird decomposes and the carbon is added to the atmosphere. Organic carbon turns into inorganic.
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Answer: the actual answer is

step 1: A tree absorbs the carbon from the atmosphere into its leaves for photosynthesis

step 2: A caterpillar gets the carbon by eating the tree's leaves

step 3: A bird gets the carbon by eating the caterpillar

step 4: The bird flies into a building and dies instantly. It falls to the ground

step 5: The bird decomposes and the carbon is added to the atmosphere

Step-by-step explanation:

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