I do believe that it is C cause some plants grow in certain areas
I believe the answer is X.
An igneous rock such as basalt may break down and dissolve when exposed to the atmosphere, or melt as it is subducted under a continent. Due to the driving forces of the rock cycle, plate tectonics and the water cycle, rocks do not remain in equilibrium and are forced to change as they encounter new environments.
Transcriptional activator proteins may control the level of transcription of eukaryotic genes by bind to promoters that enhance or regulate the transcription.
Repressors may control the level of transcription of eukaryotic genes by binding to DNA sequences that work either as silencers or promoters in order to inhibit the transcription impeding the access to where the transcriptional activator proteins may bind.
Upwelling and thermohaline circulation.