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NEET 2022
Exam
NEET
Year
2022
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Ecosystem

NEET 2022 · Botany · Ecosystem

Which one of the following will accelerate phosphorus cycle?

Which one of the following will accelerate phosphorus cycle?

Options

  1. AVolconic activity
  2. BWeathering of rocks
  3. CRain fall and storms
  4. DBurning of fossil fuels

Correct answer

B. Weathering of rocks

Step-by-step solution

Rocks are the natural reservoir of phosphorous. They contain phosphorous in the form of phosphates, which is related in the soil with the weathering of rocks.

When rocks are weathered, minute amounts of these phosphates dissolve in soil solution and are absorbed by the roots of the plants.

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