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Why does clearing land for farms alter the carbon and oxygen balance in the atmosphere?

Plants around the cleared area produce more oxygen than normal.

It causes the remaining plants to take in an increased amount of carbon dioxide.

There are fewer plants to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Clearing land releases carbon dioxide from the soil.

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There are fewer plants to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

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