A Network of Interactions That Involves the Cycling of Materials

question 36

Multiple Choice

A network of interactions that involves the cycling of materials and the flow of energy among organisms and their physical environment is ____.  

• A) a population
• B) a community
• C) an ecosystem
• D) the biosphere
• E) the habitat

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Definitions:

Property Rights

The legal rights to use, control, and benefit from resources, assets, or property.

Conservation

The sustainable management and use of natural resources to prevent depletion and harm to the environment.

Extraction Quantity

The volume or amount of natural resources, such as minerals, oil, or gas, that is removed from the earth or harvested.

Future Profits

Future profits represent the anticipated earnings or financial gains a business expects to achieve in the coming periods.