Assertion: phosphorus | /r/ObjectUse | used by organism
Facets:
value: in the surface waters
type: LOCATION
value: as a structural element of membranes
type: PURPOSE
value: in energy transfers
type: TEMPORAL
value: as a component of nucleic acids
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Phosphorus is used by organisms in energy transfers (ATP, NAPD), as a component of nucleic acids (RNA, DNA), and as a structural element of membranes (phospholipids).
text: Phosphorus that drains from the land to the ocean is used by organisms in the surface waters, but a considerable amount is lost to the sediments in the shells and bones of marine organisms and by precipitation and settling of phosphates.