Phosphorus cycle
pollution basins rocks and minerals waste dna overgrowth plants
1. phosphorus in not found in the free state in nature, but is contained mostly in
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2. it is an essential nutrient for life, as it makes up important chemicals such as
3. in the phosphorus (vele, phosphorus moves between the soil and
which
are eaten by animals. the animals use phosphorus, and then their
products
return the sulfur for the next generation of phosphorus in the soil.
4. some of the phosphorus in soils can be washed away into water
3. another source of phosphorus in water comes from man-made
6. too much phosphorus in water leads to plant
_. strangling all other lile
forms in the water
7. why is the use of too much phosphorus-rich fertilizers bad for the environment?