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Which of the following is the major source of phosphorus?
Which of the following is the major source of phosphorus?
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The correct option is B Crystalline rocks
Phosphorus is a critical element. In living systems, it occurs in nucleic acids, nucleotides including ATP, bones, teeth, phospholipids etc. It is obtained from the soil as orthophosphates. Organic phosphorous circulates in nature from plants to animals. Phosphate is released by decomposers back to the soil. The reservoir pool for phosphorus is phosphates in rocks from which the phosphorus is slowly transferred to cycling pool.
Phosphorus is a critical element. In living systems, it occurs in nucleic acids, nucleotides including ATP, bones, teeth, phospholipids etc. It is obtained from the soil as orthophosphates. Organic phosphorous circulates in nature from plants to animals. Phosphate is released by decomposers back to the soil. The reservoir pool for phosphorus is phosphates in rocks from which the phosphorus is slowly transferred to cycling pool.
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