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Why are nutrient cycles in nature called biogeochemical cyles?
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In biogeochemical cycle nutrients or chemical molecules rotate within the biotic and abiotic spheres of earth. In this cycle both biological (biotic), geological (abiotic) and chemical (nutrients) components are interconnected to each other. Thus nutrient cycle is known as biogeochemical cycle.

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