How is harvesting food crops similar to, and different from, mining?

Both extract from the soil while difference in their extraction method.

Explanation:

Harvesting food crops similar to mining because both are gained from the soil whereas it is also different from mining due to their method of extraction. Seeds are grown again and again in the soil and other agronomic activities has to be done to gain good yield of the crops while on the other hand, in mining precious metals is to be extracted that is already present in the soil.

they absorb it i think

not sure

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b. lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere   is the answer most likely