Directions: The diagram below models part of the phosphorus cycle. Use the diagram to answer any questions that follow.
How is phosphorus transferred between soil and animals in box M?
a
Consumers in the soil exhale phosphorus as a gas that is absorbed through the leaves of plants
b
Plants cannot use the phosphorus in the soil, so they die, and the phosphorus goes back into the soil
c
Animals use the phosphorus in the soil for key nutrients
d
Plants use the phosphorus in the soil to grow and animals eat the plants to get the phosphorus
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d) Plants use the phosphorus in the soil to grow and animals eat the plants to get the phosphorus.
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