https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo The movement of phosphorus through the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere (Rocks, soil and sediments, water and organisms). en-us 2016-09-08 14:48:07 UTC 2024-08-08 05:19:04 UTC hello@padlet.com ttyl_kev https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122778264 is an essential nutrient for plants and animals in the form of ions PO4^3- and HPO4^2-. 
However, people often apply phosphate fertilizers because the quantities in the soil are so small and can limit plant growth.
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It is also a part of DNA-molecules, molecules that store energy (ATP and ADP), and fats of cell membranes.]]> 2016-09-09 15:23:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122778264 ttyl_kev https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122979494 Animals absorb phosphates by eating plants or plant-eating animals where it is then incorporated into organic DNA.
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Producers-->Primary consumers-->Secondary Consumers.]]> 2016-09-11 20:05:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122979494 ttyl_kev https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122979694 Cause rocks to release inorganic phosphate ions and other minerals. It is then distributed in soils and water.]]> 2016-09-11 20:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122979694 ttyl_kev https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122979769 Plants take up inorganic phosphate from the soil.

]]> 2016-09-11 20:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122979769 ttyl_kev https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122979825 When the plant or animal dies, it decays, and the organic phosphate is returned to the soil or oceans.]]> 2016-09-11 20:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122979825 ttyl_kev https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122979938 Bacteria within the soil break down the breakdown the chemical compounds in organic matter into plant-accessible forms

]]> 2016-09-11 20:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122979938 ttyl_kev https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122980677 Phosphorus will end up in sediments or rock formations again, remaining there for millions of years.]]> 2016-09-11 20:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122980677 ttyl_kev https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122981539 2016-09-11 20:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122981539 ttyl_kev https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122981703 2016-09-11 20:40:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122981703 ttyl_kev https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122981810 2016-09-11 20:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122981810 ttyl_kev https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122981909 2016-09-11 20:45:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122981909 ttyl_kev https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122981950 2016-09-11 20:46:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122981950 ttyl_kev https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122982088 2016-09-11 20:49:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122982088 ttyl_kev https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122982258 2016-09-11 20:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122982258 ttyl_kev https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122982342 Adsorption: Inorganic (and available) phosphorus can be chemically bound (adsorbed) to soil particles, making it unavailable to plants. 
-------------------------------------------Desorption is the release of adsorbed phosphorus from its bound state into soil solution.]]> 2016-09-11 20:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122982342 ttyl_kev https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122993899 When fields are over-fertilized (through commercial fertilizers or manure), phosphate not utilized by plants can be lost from the soil through leaching and water runoff.]]> 2016-09-12 00:09:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122993899 ttyl_kev https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122994072 2016-09-12 00:12:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122994072 ttyl_kev https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122994374 "The Phosphorus Cycle." Science Learning Hub RSS. N.p., 30 July 2013. Web. 11 Sept. 2016.]]> 2016-09-12 00:16:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122994374 ttyl_kev https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122994476 "Water Treatment Solutions." Phosphorus Cycle. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Sept. 2016.]]> 2016-09-12 00:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122994476 ttyl_kev https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122995422 This cycle is the slowest compared to water, nitrogen, and carbon.]]> 2016-09-12 00:27:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122995422 ttyl_kev https://padlet.com/ttyl_kev/ixsrxtie8ilo/wish/122995602 "We are altering the phsophorus cycle by removing fairly scarce phosphate ions from land areas where they are needed by plants and feeding them in excessive amounts to producers in aquatic systems, causing these producer populations to explode." 
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