Phosphorus Cycle

Fertilizers spread on crops contain phosphates that can be washed into waterways.

• Surface runoff

• Sedimentation

• Uplift

• Fertilizer runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

When phosphates dissolve in water and are transported from the surface to waterways.

• Surface runoff

• Sedimentation

• Uplift

• Fertilizer runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following would be considered a biogeochemical cycle?

• Carbon cycle

• Phosphorus cycle

• Nitrogen cycle

• all of these

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

_______is an essential nutrient for living organisms. It’s a key part of nucleic acids, like \{DNA}, {RNA} and of the phospholipids that form our cell membranes. As calcium phosphate, it also makes up the supportive components of our bones and the phosphate in ATP.

The physical and chemical breakdown of rocks causes phosphate ions to be released.

• Decomposition

• Sedimentation

• Uplift

• Weathering

What are some ways humans influence the phosphorus cycle?

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SC.HS.8.3

How does phosphorus enter the biological part of the phosphorus cycle?

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SC.HS.8.3

What are the important biological factors in the Phosphorus Cycle?

• Animals

• Decomposers

• Plants

• Water

• Rocks

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SC.HS.8.3

Which process in the phosphorus cycle involves the release of phosphate ions from rocks?

• Weathering

• Sedimentation

• Uplift

• Decomposition

What is the primary way phosphorus is returned to the soil from dead plants and animals?

• Decomposition

• Sedimentation

• Erosion

• Uplift

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3