B. Water is a polar molecule that acts as a universal solvent.
Answer: B. Pathways by which matter is transferred between organisms and the environment
Explanation:
Biogeochemical cycles can be define as cycles which involves the natural pathways by which inorganic and organic matter is transferred within the living organisms and the environment.
The essential elements such as water, carbon, phosphorous, nitrogen and oxygen are transferred among the various spheres of the earth like atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere and others which forms the integral part of the non-physical environment.
<em>The botulinum toxin, a poison produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum (C. botulinum), is common in soil and exists in untreated water. It can survive in these environments as a resistant spore. Foodborne botulism is caused by consuming foods containing the botulinum toxin.</em>
1- A light-dependent reaction
2-A cellular respiration