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Animals assimilate phosphorus by the foods that they eat. Phosphorus is in plant cells and is transferred to animals through the plants they eat, in turn carnivores obtain phosphorus from their prey that eat plants.
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How do decomposers supply phosphorus to soil?
Decomposers release phosphorus into the soil from decaying animals and plants. Plants can now take up the phosphates in the soil. When animals eat the plants, they then have phosphates in them and they are released back into the soil through waste and decompostion (decaying).
What role decomposers play in the phosphorus cycle?
Decomposers release phosphorus into the soil from decaying animals and plants. Plants can now take up the phosphates in the soil. When animals eat the plants, they then have phosphates in them and they are released back into the soil through waste and decompostion (decaying).
Identify the sources of phosphorus in the phosphorus cycle?
Plants get phosphorus from soil and water, whereas animals get phosphorus by eating plants or other animals.
Where do animals get their phosphorus?
Animals are able to obtain phosphorus from plants that they may eat. It is also possible that animals that don't ingest plants can obtain phosphorus from the smaller animals that they may eat that do eat plants.
What do animals get phosphorus from?
Eating plants.
How do marine organisms obtain phosphorus?
phosphorus is in the soul animals obtain it by eating food
Animals get phosphorus from?
Animals consume plants which have taken phosphorus out of the soil. They then excrete it in the form of manure and biosolids which returns it to the soil.
What does phosphorus do when humans and animals?
It is decomposed by decomposers
How do people obtain phosphorus?
they eat plants and animals
How does phosphorus effect animals?
phosphorus, in small quantities, is vital to cellular functions. it effects animals such as: Birds, Humans, Mammals other than humans, reptiles, and amphibians.
What are all the elements that make up a phosphorus?
Phosphorus is an element, symbol P. Did you mean phosphorus?
How are phosphorus incorporated into the organic molecules in plants and animals?
Flows out of water into plants that are consumed by animals
