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  4. Some of the nutrient cycles are labelled as below: Sulphur cycle (A), phosphorus cycle (B), carbon cycle (C), and nitrogen cycle (D). Of these, the sedimentary cycle is represented by:

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Q. Some of the nutrient cycles are labelled as below :
Sulphur cycle (A), phosphorus cycle (B), carbon cycle (C), and nitrogen cycle (D). Of these, the sedimentary cycle is represented by:

KEAMKEAM 2010Ecosystem

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In sedimentary cycles of matter, materials involved in circulation between biotic and abiotic components of biosphere are nongaseous and the reservoir pool is lithosphere, e.g., phosphorus, calcium, magnesium. In gaseous cycles of matter the materials involved in circulation between biotic and abiotic components of biosphere are gases or vapours and the reservoir pool is atmosphere or hydrosphere, e.g., carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, water. Sulphur has both sedimentary and gaseous phases.