Question

How is the phosphorus cycle different from the oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon cycles?
a.
It occurs at the fastest rate.
b.
It is not essential to life.
c.
It does not occur naturally.
d.
It does not involve the atmosphere.


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

Answer 1

D

The phosphorus cycle lacks a significant gaseous phase and therefore does not involve the atmosphere, unlike the oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon cycles.