Directions: The diagram below models part of the phosphorus cycle. Use the diagram to answer any questions that follow.

Question

How is phosphorus transferred between animals and soil at N?

a
Decomposers break it down from wastes and dead animals.
b
When heavy winds blow, it is eroded off of living things.
c
Consumers exhale it as a gas that is fixed by bacteria in the soil.
d
When animals move, it is released into the soil.

Answer 1

a
Decomposers break it down from wastes and dead animals.