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Anarel [89]
3 years ago
12

Which of the following statements about forest fires and the atmosphere is true?

Biology
1 answer:
lesantik [10]3 years ago
8 0

- Forest fires reduce the number of trees that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

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