The Phosphorous and Carbon Cycles Are Substantially Different in That

question 131

Multiple Choice

The phosphorous and carbon cycles are substantially different in that

• A) humans have greatly affected the carbon cycle only.
• B) phosphorus, unlike carbon, is not essential for life and does not stay in organisms for long.
• C) carbon, unlike phosphorus, exists in rocks only in small quantities.
• D) unlike the carbon cycle, very little of the phosphorus cycle involves the atmosphere.
• E) None of the above

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