The phosphorus cycle is the biogeochemical cycle that describes the movement of phosphorus through the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere.
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The phosphorus cycle is the movement of phosphorus through the Earth's lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. It involves processes such as weathering of rocks, absorption by plants, transfer through the food chain, and eventual return to the soil through decomposition. Phosphorus is essential for biological processes like DNA, RNA, and ATP synthesis.