How is phosphorus transferred between soil and animals in box M?

Question

a
Consumers in the soil exhale phosphorus as a gas that is absorbed through the leaves of plants
b
Plants use the phosphorus in the soil to grow and animals eat the plants to get the phosphorus
c
Plants cannot use the phosphorus in the soil, so they die, and the phosphorus goes back into the soil
d
Animals use the phosphorus in the soil for key nutrients

Answer 1

b
Plants use the phosphorus in the soil to grow and animals eat the plants to get the phosphorus