The biological components of a biogeochemical cycle include ____.

A) bodies of living organisms only
B) wastes and remains of organisms only
C) Earth's sediments only
D) bodies of living organisms and their wastes and remains
E) wastes and remains of organisms, and Earth's sediment

Biogeochemical Cycle

A nutrient moves among environmental reservoirs and into and out of food webs.

Earth's Sediments

Particles of organic or inorganic material that have been transported and deposited by wind, water, or ice, forming layers on the Earth's surface.

Biological Components

Essential elements, structures, or molecules that are part of or necessary for the living organisms' life cycles and processes.