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Explain how matter and energy cycle through the Chaparral

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the scrubby plants in the chaparral biome fix CO2 from the atmosphere through photosynthesis and store carbon as starch. The energy from these carbohydrates is passed on to animals and insects that consume the plants. These primary consumers will pass on the carbon’s energy to other animals that prey on them. When plants or animals die and decompose, the carbon in their bodies returns to the earth. Fossil fuels, which are made from ancient decomposed matter, release carbon back into the atmosphere as CO2 when they are burned

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