Put the following stages of the phosphorus cycle in the proper order:
A. Feces and urine are released from animals into soil.
B. Phosphorus is plentiful in rocks and soil.
C. Phosphorus goes from rivers into the ocean.
D. Phosphorus goes from soil into rivers.
E. Phosphorus goes to higher trophic levels.
F. Following uplifting, plants take in phosphorus.
G. Ocean floor experiences an uplifting and releases phosphorus.
1. First stage
2. Second stage
3. Third stage
4. Fourth stage
5. Fifth stage
6. Sixth stage
7. Seventh stage
ANS:1.
B
2. D
3. C
4. G
5. F
6. E
7. A
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