A biogeochemical cycle is a pathway by which a chemical element or molecule moves through both biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) components of Earth. Examples include the water cycle, carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, phosphorus cycle, and sulfur cycle.
The natural cycle that circulates elements between the earth and the environment (particularly between living and non-living matter) is called
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2017 · Topic: Ecology (Biogeochemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Sulphur, Water)
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