Question

Which of the following is not one of the ways that weathered nutrients can return to an ecosystem's environment? dissolved in water released into the atmosphere as a gas taken from the soil by plants taken from plants by animals

Answer 1

The answer is taken from plants by animals. :) I put this answer on one of my tests and I got 100% so this answer is legit. 

Answer 2

I'm pretty sure it is taken from plants by animals is the answer, if not i'm sorry :(