Phosphorus Cycle
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Weathering
breaks up rocks that contain phosphorus. Releases phosphorus, travels through soil and into water.
More accessible to plants and other organisms
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Absorption
Thru plants, microorganisms, fungi.
In the SOIL, these organisms absorb the phosphorus.
animals drink water that contain the phosphorus.
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Decomposition
Animals poo, decomposers use the phosphorus.
decomposer and bacteria convert organic phosphorus into inorganic phosphorus
Mineralization
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Sedimentation
Some of the phosphorus is buried which end up becoming rocks.
phosphate rock formation
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