Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Ecologist use models to represent relationships between biogeochemical cycles and most ecosystems.
• B) The physical environment has virtually no reservoir for most elements.
• C) Inputs from the physical environment and recycling made possible by decomposers and detritivores maintain the nutrient reserves in an ecosystem.
• D) In most major ecosystems, the amount of nutrients that is cycled within the ecosystem is greater than the amount entering or leaving the ecosystem in a given year.
• E) Once elements are in the biological part of the biochemical cycles, they are unlikely to leave until the organism dies.

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