____ Means That Organizations Depend on the Environment but Strive

question 27

Multiple Choice

____ means that organizations depend on the environment but strive to acquire control over resources to minimize their dependence.

• A) Integration
• B) Resource dependence
• C) Organic process
• D) Cooptation

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Definitions:

Cultural Eutrophication

Over-enrichment caused by human activities, leading to excessive bacterial growth and oxygen depletion of a body of water.

Biogeochemical Cycle

The circulation of elements and substances through living organisms, the Earth, its atmosphere, and the oceans, contributing to ecosystem functioning and sustainability.

Phosphorus

A chemical element essential for life, involved in many cellular processes, including energy transfer and the formation of bones and teeth.

Biogeochemical Pathway

Cycles that involve the movement and chemical transformation of substances through biological, geological, and chemical processes on Earth.