Question

Why does the phosphorus cycle occur more slowly than both the carbon cycle and the nitrogen cycle?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The phosphorous cycle is slower than carbon cycle and nitrogen cycle because phosphorous is found mainly in very small dust particles.

It moves very slowly from the deposits on land and in sediments and then it is transferred to the organism and from organism it is moved more slowly to the soil.

Then from the soil it is transferred again to the sediments. The whole process is very slow and the amount of phosphorus is also very less as compared to carbon and nitrogen cycle.

Answer 2

The phosphorus cycle occurs more slowly than both the carbon cycle and the nitrogen cycle because of the reason phosphorus rarely occurs as a gas. Both nitrogen cycle and carbon cycle are found in the air as a gas and will always be ready to absorb by the body while phosphorus cycle is not in the air as a gas but rather moves slowly from deposits on land to living organism.