What is the importance of the carbon and nitrogen cycles to ecosystems?

AThey supply the energy needed for living processes.
BThey are needed to release the energy stored in food.
CThey provide materials organisms need to build their bodies.
DThey ensure that matter only moves within a nonliving environment.

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The answer is letter d. They ensure that matter only moves within a nonliving environment.
Biogeochemical processes or cycles iclude carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen cycles. These cycles show the movement of elements through living and non-living components of the Earth. The gases carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen are important components of life which are pass through organisms and nonliving components,but they are never used up.

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The correct answer is c. They provide materials organisms need to build their bodies. I took the test and this is 100% correct.