1.5 AP Review

Phosphorus ....

• is a limiting nutrient in many aquatic systems.

• has an important gaseous phase

• is easily lost from soils due to leaching

• if often produced by volcanic eruptions

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Hypoxia is a direct result of adding too much phosphorus to the natural cycle. Hypoxia is

• too high oxygen concentration in water

• too low oxygen concentration in water

• too high algae blooming in water

• too low algae blooming in water

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What is the largest reservoir in the water cycle?

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Human construction of buildings and pavement affect which of the following cycles the most?

• phosphorus

• nitrogen

• carbon

• hydrologic

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Label the Phosphorous Cycle

e

d

c

b

a

Detritus

Phosphates in rocks

Detritivores in soil

Phosphates in Organic Compounds

Inorganic phosphates

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Haitian farmers are buying mango tree saplings for $10 each, and the full-grown trees produce $75 of fruit each year. IF a farmer wishes to earn $1,500 per year when the trees are grown, how much will the farmer have to spend on saplings?

• $100

• $150

• $200

• $750

Describe a biological process by which phosphorus is taken into tissues.

Describe a biological process by which phosphorus is removed from tissues.

Describe at least one abiotic process by which phosphorus moves through water and land.

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Please explain why phosphorus tends to be a limiting factor in aquatic systems.

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