What is the relationship between a mineral and a rock?

a. they are the exact same thing.
b. a mineral is a building block of rocks.
c. minerals are only silicates while rocks are nonsilicates.
d. a rock is always man-made while a mineral is naturally occurring.

B. A mineral is a building block of rocks.

A mineral is inorganic element or compound or a  group of inorganic elements or compounds found in a rock. Type of mineral present in a rock will decide the physical or chemical composition of rock. A rock is an aggregate of one or more minerals. Therefore, all these properties of minerals suggests that a mineral is a building block of rocks.  

a

explanation:

label a cell membrane

label b cytoplasm

label c ribosomes

label d dna

the membrane forms the outside of the cell

cytoplasm is the liquid within

ribosomes are the components within that distribute rna

the dna is the genetic make-up