Phosphorus Cycle

Phosphorous is passed from plants to ____ who eat them

• plants
• animals
• scavengers

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_____ brings phosphorous into our waterways. .

• precipitation
• runoff
• transpiration
• condensation

Which of the following statements is true of the phosphorus cycle?

• Phosphorus enters the atmosphere as phosphates.
• The phosphorus cycle utilizes the processes of erosion, and weathering.
• Phosphates are used in carbohydrate and glucose storage.
• The phosphorus cycle utilizes bacteria to breakdown phosphates and make them available for plants.

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What role do decomposers play in the phosphorous cycle?

• absorb phosphorous 
• release phosphorous into atmosphere
• return phosphorous into the soil
• combustion

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This is released by the weathering of rocks.

• Carbon
• Oxygen
• Phosphorus
• Nitrogen

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Too much phosphorus in waterways (rivers, lakes) can lead to___________.

• eutrophication

• Nothing

• Death

• diseases

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The major sink for phosphorus is

• sedimentary rock

• atmospheric gases

• seawater

• plants

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What things add phosphorus to the soil? Check all that apply.

• Decomposition

• Erosion

• Excretion

• Lightning

• Respiration

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Why is phosphorus important to us in APES?

• it works alongside the nitrogen cycle to fertilize plants

• it is the primary component of mountains, which serve as habitats for animals

• it enhances decomposition of organic matter

• it is a component of many biological molecules, such as nucleic acids, some lipids, ATP, and bony structures

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The phosphorus cycle occurs much more quickly than the carbon and nitrogen cycles.

• true

• false