Step 1: Plants absorb phosphates in the soil and turn them into organic compounds through assimilation
Animals eat these plants and pass the phosphorus through the food chain.
An animal dies and decays, returning the phosphorus to the soil, and the cycle repeats.

Diego conducted an experiment to find out what kind of ball bounces the highest when dropped from a five-foot platform. he used a golf ball, a tennis ball, and a soccer ball. he dropped each ball from the balcony once. diego recorded his observations after each drop. what can diego do to best improve the reliability of his results? a) drop each ball from the platform three more times b) record his observations in more than one unit c) write at least two scientific questions after the experiment is complete d) share his results with other people who have done similar experiments you for the !