Nutrient Cycling Flashcards
1
Q
What are nutrients
A
Chemicals found in foods organisms take in
2
Q
Carbon put into environment
A
Autotrophs absorb for photosynthesis
3
Q
CO2 back into the atmosphere
A
Decompostion
Combustion
Respiration
4
Q
Nitrogen into the environment
A
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria in legumes
Nitrifying bacteria - NH4 from decomposition
Lightning
5
Q
Nitrogen in the atmosphere
A
Denitrifying bacteria use O2 of nitrates
