Cycles In Ecosystems Flashcards by Kylie Haddow | Brainscape

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The Nitrogen Cycle

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Matter is cycled through ecosystems. Whether organisms are burned, eaten by scavengers or left to decay, the matter that makes them is recycled.

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Nitrogen Cycle

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria

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Bacteria that combines nitrogen with oxygen or hydrogen to create compounds that are used by plants.

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Nitrogen Cycle

Denitrifying bacteria

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Bacteria that convert nitrates in the soil to free atmospheric nitrogen.

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