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density of roughly 10⁸ organisms per gram, whereas the ocean has no more than 10⁷ prokaryotic organisms per milliliter (gram) of seawater. Organic carbon held in soil is eventually returned to the atmosphere through the process of respiration carried out by heterotrophic organisms, but a substantial part is retained in the soil in the form of soil organic matter;

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