!Phosphorus Cycle!

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!Phosphorus Cycle!

• Hannah Porter
• Kaitlynn Vincent!

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The Phosphorus Cycle
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List two ways phosphorus enters the ecosystem.

• Phosphorus enters the ecosystem by fertilizer
  runoff and through weathering of rocks, and it
  drains from terrestrial ecosystems into the sea.

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How do plants get phosphorus?

• Plants get phosphorus from soil. They get it from
  the soil by absorbing the dissolved phosphorus.

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How do we get our phosphorus?

• We get our phosphorus from plants and food we
  ingest.

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Why is phosphorus important to all living
organisms including humans?

• It is an important mineral compound of bones and
  teeth as well as DNA and cell membranes.