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Agriculture · Q146

Environmental Science In Agricultural

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 146

Q146

Biogeochemical cycling refers to cycling of

A.
Energy in the ecosystems
B.
Nutrients in the ecosystem
Answer
C.
Water
D.
Gases between plants and animals

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Biogeochemical cycling refers to cycling of Nutrients in the ecosystem.
A biogeochemical cycle is a pathway by which a chemical substance cycles the biotic and abiotic compartments of Earth.
All the nutrients such as carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and sulphur used in ecosystems by living organisms are part of a closed system; therefore, these chemicals are recycled instead of being lost and replenished constantly such as in an open system.