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To identify:
A substance that is involved in both long-term and short-term biogeochemical cycles and explain the way by which these cycles affect the availability of substance to the humans and other organisms.
Introduction:
A circular pathway in which important compounds of living beings are circulated is termed as biogeochemical cycle. This cycle takes under consideration the biological, geological and chemical aspects in every manner.
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Explanation of Solution
The substance that is involved in both short-term and long-term biogeochemical cycles is phosphorus. Phosphorus is important for growth of organisms. In short-term phosphorus cycle, phosphates in solution are cycled from soil to producers, and at last from producers to consumers. When organism/consumer dies then, decomposers mix phosphorus back into soil, from where phosphorus can be used again. Now, phosphorus moves from the short-term cycle to ling-term cycle via weathering rocks, which leads to adding of phosphorus back to the cycle. Phosphorus is present in soil is phosphates in a very small quantity but plays important role in an organism’s survival.
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