Phosphorous cycle

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Khaliq Threlkeld
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is the original, and biggest reservoir of phosphorus on the planet?
live plants and animals
groundwater
the atmosphere
rocks
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Carbon is cycled on a global scale. Why does phosphorus cycling tend to occur more locally?
it primarily involves the weathering of rocks, which are mostly stationary
it only involves land animals that cannot swim across oceans to transport the nutrient
it occurs in areas where cloud formation is low, so it rarely gets trapped in water vapors
all of the answers are correct
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
The phosphorus cycle occurs much more quickly than the carbon and nitrogen cycles.
true
false
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Phosphorus enters the cycle as
atmospheric phosphate
diphosphorus
rock phosphate
organic phosphate
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
This is NOT a part of the phosphorus cycle.
Phosphate is incorporated into sedimentary rocks
Phosphate bound to soil
Atmospheric phosphate
Phosphate is absorbed from the soil by plants
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
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NGSS.MS-LS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
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NGSS.MS-LS2-3
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