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Evolution of the Earth's Atmosphere
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How was the CO2 removed from the atmosphere?

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  • dissolved in oceans
  • sedimented in form of carbonate compounds (sedimentary rocks)
  • was absorbed from the oceans into photosynthetic algae and plants which turned it into glucose and oxygen
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