The diagram below models part of the phosphorus cycle. Use the diagram to answer any questions that follow. How is phosphorus transferred between animals and soil at N? a Consumers exhale it as a gas that is fixed by bacteria in the soil. b When heavy winds blow, it is eroded off of living things. c When animals move, it is released into the soil. d Decomposers break it down from wastes and dead animals

d Decomposers break it down from wastes and dead animals