When nutrients interact with energy (e.g., solar radiation), water (for hydration and transport), earth (soils and geological substrates), air (for oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange), and diverse organisms (plants, animals, and microorganisms), they collectively form the basis of materials essential to human well-being. This synergy results in clean air, potable water, fertile soils, productive agriculture, and abundant biodiversity, all of which translate into sustenance, shelter, medicine, and cultural value for human communities.