Eviane Leidig

Katherine Rodriguez

Jonathan Kim

Brit Lim

APES Dr. E Period 5

Atmosphere dust particles; no a significant role because solid on Earth

Lithosphere: ranks 11th with average content 0.12%.

Amount of phosphorus

Facts continued

Hydrosphere: kept in soil and rocks

Biosphere: used to build DNA, RNA, and ATP

Its gross abundance on the surface of the earth is 0.10-0.12%

Biological importance

Element fundamental to life

structural and functional component of all organisms.

Found universally in such vital cell constituents as nucleic acids, nucleotides, phosphoproteins, and phospholipids.

Present in many types of bacteria and yeasts.

The Cycle

Phosphorus

Informational Comic

Phosphorous Cycle

Molecular Shape of Phosphorous

Works Cited

http://www.lenntech.com/phosphorus-cycle.htm

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VB2-3XR2V43-1&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=08b49db4be0f0907a80f2c5408a6886d

http://www.princeton.edu/~chm333/2002/spring/Biochemical/phosphorus/phosphorus_cycle.htmhttp://www.lenntech.com/phosphorus-cycle.htm

http://www.lenntech.com/phosphorus-cycle.htmhttp://www.ist-phosphorus.eu/pic/phosphorus_testbed.jpg http://z.about.com/d/chemistry/1/0/R/e/phosphoruspentoxide.jpg http://z.about.com/d/chemistry/1/0/R/e/phosphoruspentoxide.jpg