phosphoroys cycle Flashcards
1
Q
What is phosphorous needed for?
A
= DNA
= ATP
= RNA
= phospholipid
2
Q
What is dirst step?
A
= environmental conditions
= erosion and weathering
= causes the release of phosphate ions
by rocks into soils and bodies of water
3
Q
What is rhe second step?
A
= plants assimilate
= taken in these phosphate ions
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4
Q
What is the third step?
A
= anomals eat these plants, use the iosn to sunthesies organic materials
5
Q
What is the 4th step?
A
= animals die + decompose rutrning phosphate ions back into soil
6
Q
What is 5th step?
A
= bacteria in soil break down phosphaye ions into inorganic forms
7
Q
What iis 6th step/
A
= inorganic forms of phosphorous can end up in waterways again and be assimilated by plants
8
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