The table lists some animals covered by different appendices of cites.

1.) gorillas, sea turtles, giant pandas

2.) american alligators, lions, paddlefish

3.) walruses, cape stag beetles, many freshwater turtle species

cites prohibits commercial trade of which of these species?

a- walrus
b- freshwater turtle
c- american alligator
d- gorilla

Option D

Explanation:

The appendix I of the CITES provides protection to all those animals which are at the verge of extinction.

Some examples of animal species prevented from commercial trading are -

Gorillas

Sea turtles

Lady slipper orchids

Giant  Pandas

CITIES protects animals species under three appendices namely -

Appendix I - Vulnerable/threatened animals

Appendix II - not threatened but if not protected against trading then will become vulnerable

Appendix III- Species for which international trading is prohibited as demanded by member nations.

Hence, option D is correct

Matter moves through the biosphere in a cyclic pattern

Energy moves through the biosphere in  one way track.

Explanation:

The flow of energy with in a biosphere is a one way process but  flow of matter with in a biosphere is a cycle in which what goes in comes outside.

For instance, energy is produced in organism containing chlorophyll (as they are able to make food), this food is consumed by successive consumer with each consumer getting only 10 % of the energy contained within the predecessor organism. While the remaining energy is released back in to the environment after the action of decomposers  

Flow of matter can be better understood with the case of bio geo chemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen etc. in which the nutrients taken in are released back and consumed further for reprocessing etc.