Question

What so the environmental factors, e.g., soil, moisture, pH, temperature, etc. regulate?

(a) The rate of piling up of nutrients

(b) The rate of formation of nutrients

(c) The rate of release of nutrients

(d) The rate of exhaustion of nutrient

This question was addressed to me during a job interview.

I would like to ask this question from Ecosystem topic in section Ecosystem of Biology – Class 12

Answer 1

Correct choice is (c) The rate of release of nutrients

The best I can explain: Various environmental factors, e.g. soil, moisture, pH, temperature, etc. are responsible for changing environmental conditions leading to change in the ecosystem. These factors are responsible for regulating the rate of flow of nutrients within an ecosystem and into the atmosphere.