Question

Can someone explain the phosphorus cycle in a simple way?

I'm confused about how my textbook explains it.

Answer 1

Phosphorus cycle is an example of sedimentsry cycle. The greatest reservoirs are insoluble ferric and calcium phosphate in rocks along atmospher.

Explanation:

The inorganic phosphorus is added to soil as a result of weathering. In soil, the main pools of phosphorus are inorganic and insoluble organic.

The plants absorb phosphorus from the soil as orthophosphate ions. From the plants, the phosphorus is transferred to the consumers and decomposers through food-chain. After death and decay of organisms, phosphorus is recycled by decomposers especially phosphate solubilising bacteria.

Some Phosphorus is deposited in oceans and deplete. Artificially, the fertilizers restore the loss.