What do the lichens and mosses produce to break down rocks to begin the formation of soil ?

acids

nutrients

roots

soil

Acids

Explanation:

Lichens and mosses are the two plant species which belong to the plant kingdom Bryophyta. These are the two early species which colonize over a barren land. They make the environment suitable for the survival of other species. The Lichens firstly colonize over the rocks and they secrete acids which helps in the withering process of rocks into fine particles of soils. This facilitates the growth of small mosses. This helps in improving the quality of soil so that more plants can grow over it.

4.) metal

"-the movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back to the environment

-carbon is the essential component of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates (which make up all organisms)

-carbon exists in air, water, and living organisms

-producers convert carbon dioxide in the atmosphere into carbohydrates during photosynthesis

-bacteria in the atmosphere cycles through the system in filtration units

-in cellular respiration, carbon is released back into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide

-some carbon is stored in limestone (forming one of the largest "carbon sinks" on earth)

-largest carbon reservoir on earth= limestone

-carbon stored in the bodies of organisms as fat, oils, or other molecules may be released into the soil or air when the organism dies

-this may form deposits of coal, oil, or natural gas (fossil fuels, which increased the atmospheric carbon dioxide)

-fossil fuels store carbon left over from bodies of organisms that died millions of years ago

-they are located in the surface of earth, deep within the earth and beneath the ocean floor."    

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