NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: ECO SYSTEM

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Assertion: Sedimentary nutrient cycles of phosphorus, calcium, magnesium etc. are considered as imperfect cycles.
Reason: These cycles caused by local disturbances get more easily disrupted as the bulk of material remains in the relatively inactive and immobile reservoir on the earth's crust.

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Correct option: A

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

Option A (If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion) is correct because sedimentary nutrient cycles are imperfect due to the bulk of material remaining in immobile reservoirs.

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