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Science: The Phosphorus Cycle
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1. Phosphorus Cycle

2. Decomposers

3. 2nd. The action of transposing something

4. One of the uses of phosphorus. They are hydrophobic and is a major component of all cell membrane.

5. The element phosphorus is discovered on 1669 by _____________________.

6. is the best fertilizer as it contains both nitrogen and phosphorus in soluble form.

7. 1st. Breaking down of rocks

8. What is the meaning of Phosphoros

9. Euthrophication

10. What is phosphorus needed for?

11. Atomic number of phosphorus

12. One of the problems.Dead zone due to lack of O2 and change in pH

13. is the biogeochemical cycle that describes the movement of phosphorus through the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere.

14. The name Phosphorus is derived from the Greek word '________________' meaning 'bringer of light'.

15. Where is most of the phosphorus in your body?

16. 3rd. Absorption

17. The phosphate is obtained through mining of certain deposits of calcium phosphate called ___________

18. is a merchant and alchemist. One night, he discovered Phosphorus in Hamburg, Germany. He thought of making a Philosopher's stone through urine. So he accumulated 1, 500 gallons of urine and kept it for a long time until it smelled. And then, he boiled the old urine and mixed sand into the solution. Then what happened next is unexpected, the mixture glowed in the dark. It flickered and flamed. That is how he discovered Phosphorus.

19. 6th. Rocks are deposited from one place o another.

20. 4th. Breaking down of phosphorus in order to join with the water

21. Where does Hennig Brand discovered Phosphorus?

22. One of the uses of phosphorus. Is a molecule that carries the genetic instructions.

23. What happens when water runs over rocks containing phosphorus?

24. Year where Hennig Brand discovered Phosphorus

25. How do humans speed up the cycle?