Question

You are a molecule of phosphorus. Choose a

starting point in the phosphorus cycle and
describe the process you would go through to
move through the entire cycle.

Answer 1

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Phosphorus cycles between living things and the soil.

Plants absorb phosphates from the soil and turn them into organic compounds through assimilation.

Animals eat plants and pass the phosphorus through the food chain from one animal to the other.

An animal dies and decomposes, returning the phosphorus to the soil.

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Answer 2

Phosphorus cycles between living things and the soil.

Plants absorb phosphates from the soil and turn them into organic compounds through assimilation.

Animals eat plants and pass the phosphorus through the food chain from one animal to the other.

An animal dies and decomposes, returning the phosphorus to the soil.

Step-by-step explanation: