Foundations in Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 26.L1, Problem 6MCQ
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The elements may exist in various forms in their biogeochemical cycle had is some elements are available as sedimentary deposits in natural form.
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d. Both phosphorus and sulfur have an inorganic reservoir that exists primarily in sedimentary deposits.
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