Within the Ecosystem,nutrients

question 29

Multiple Choice

Within the ecosystem,nutrients

• A) move in a one-way path from producers toward consumers.
• B) regularly cycle between organisms and the nonliving environment.
• C) are consumed by their use and thus are not available for recycling.
• D) are rarely limiting because they are constantly replenished as the Earth's crust is eroded.

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