When the lithosphere and biosphere interact,

A. plants return nutrients to the soil but remove few if any nutrients from the soil.
B. plants acquire their nutrients directly from the air so that they do not disturb the nutrient structure in the soil.
C. plants remove nutrients from the soil and return nutrients to the soil.
D. plants remove nutrients from the soil but return few if any nutrients to the soil.


Answer: C

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