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

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When the lithosphere (soil) and biosphere (plants) interact, plants do remove nutrients from the soil but they also return nutrients to the soil through their decomposed leaves and other organic matter. This helps to maintain the overall nutrient structure of the soil, which in turn supports the growth of future plant life.

When the Lithosphere and Biosphere Interact