Phosphorous Cycle Flashcards
1
Q
Phosphorus uses
A
- DNA/RNA
- ATP
- Phospholipid bilayer
2
Q
Steps
A
- Ions released
- Absorption
- Consumers
- Organic matter
3
Q
Step 1
A
Phosphate ions are released as sedimentary rock erodes
- ions transferred to soil,lakes,rivers etc.
4
Q
Step 2
A
Plants absorb phosphate ions through their roots assisted by mycorrhizae
- mutually beneficial relationship
5
Q
Step 3
A
- consumers eat plants now contain phosphate materials
6
Q
Step 4
A
- animal dies/ animal’s waste/ dead plants decompose
- saprobionts break down the organic matter
- phosphate ions released back to the soil
