Which sentences in the passage directly involve the geosphere?

maury digs a hole in the ground with a shovel and plants a sunflower seed. in time, the sunflower draws water and nutrients from the soil and releases water vapor into the air through its leaves. energy from the sun is stored by the sunflower. the air also brings rainwater to the soil. maury eats seeds from the sunflower and gains energy from them. his body uses the energy from the seeds.

1. Maury digs a hole in the ground with a shovel and plants a sunflower seed.

2. In time, the sunflower draws water and nutrients from the soil and releases water vapor into the air through its leaves.

3.  The air also brings rainwater to the soil.

Geosphere refers to the crust and upper mental part of the earth. It represents the solid part of the earth. The following sentences in the passage directly involve the geosphere.

Maury digs a hole in the ground with a shovel and plants a sunflower seed.: Here, the ground is the part of the geosphere being impacted by the shovel to dig a hole.

In time, the sunflower draws water and nutrients from the soil and releases water vapor into the air through its leaves.: Here, the water present in the geosphere is being taken up by plants. Therefore, this sentence involves geosphere.

The air also brings rainwater to the soil. : Here, the water being evaporated from geosphere comes back in the form rain to the geosphere.  

1. Maury digs a hole in the ground with a shovel and plants a sunflower seed.

2. In time, the sunflower draws water and nutrients from the soil and releases water vapor into the air through its leaves.

3.  The air also brings rainwater to the soil.

Geosphere refers to the crust and upper mental part of the earth. It represents the solid part of the earth. The following sentences in the passage directly involve the geosphere.

Maury digs a hole in the ground with a shovel and plants a sunflower seed.: Here, the ground is the part of the geosphere being impacted by the shovel to dig a hole.

In time, the sunflower draws water and nutrients from the soil and releases water vapor into the air through its leaves.: Here, the water present in the geosphere is being taken up by plants. Therefore, this sentence involves geosphere.

The air also brings rainwater to the soil. : Here, the water being evaporated from geosphere comes back in the form rain to the geosphere.  

due to the fact that it skipped a generation we can tell it is definitely not a dominant trait, therefore it must be recessive. i think this is right let me know!

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the answer is d. chordata