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Read the following statements:

i. 51% of carbon is found dissolved in oceans.

ii. The oceanic reservoir regulates the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

iii. Some amount of the fixed carbon is lost to sediments and removed from circulation.

iv. Carbon constitutes 49% of the dry weight of an organism and it is next only to water.

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