Question

Why are the geochemical and biogeochemical cycles so important? A.Keeps volcanoes from erupting so often. B.Maintains oil deposits in the Earth. C.Maintains a balance of Earth’s materials essential for all natural processes. D.Slows down the process of evolution. help plz

Answer 1

C) would be the answer. I just did a test w/ this question and I picked C) and got !00%

Answer 2

Answer: C. Maintains a balance of Earth's materials essential for all natural processes.

The geochemical cycle includes all the pathways of chemicals which takes place in the crust and surface of earth. Example: volcanic eruption. The elements like silica, iron etc comes out of the earth surface. The biogeochemical cycle includes all the natural cycles which takes place between living and non-living components of the ecosystem. Example: nitrogen cycle, phosphorous cycle, carbon cycle etc. These cycles maintains the balance of Earth's material essential for all natural processes such as photosynthesis, decomposition, sedimentation etc.