D.) Is the most sensible answer.
Explanation: I used the process of elimination to solve this. Groundwater recharge sounds too far off of the topic, snow melt is...well...melting snow, infiltration also has nothing to do with the subject, but surface runoff is the only one that makes sense, is on topic, and seems to have a meaning similar to the occurrences describes in your question.
The answer is C. Eukaryotes
Photosynthesis has a role in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms. The flow of energy and cycling of matter can be traced. The chemical reaction by which plants produce complex food molecules (sugars) requires an energy input (i.e., from sunlight) to occur.
