The Biological Components of a Biogeochemical Cycle Include ____

question 33

Multiple Choice

The biological components of a biogeochemical cycle include ____.

• A)bodies of living organisms only
• B)wastes and remains of organisms only
• C)Earth's sediments only
• D)bodies of living organisms and their wastes and remains
• E)wastes and remains of organisms, and Earth's sediment

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Definitions:

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