How Do Nutrients Move Through an Ecosystem
Nutrients Are Chemical Substances Found in Every Living Thing on Earth. They Are Necessary to the Lives of People, Plants, Animals, and All Other Organisms...
How does the nitrogen in the atmosphere get transferred to our bodies to make the proteins that we need?
The bacteria releases nitrogen into the air to combine with oxygen which forms nitrates. When it rains, these nitrates are brought into the soil. Plants then absorb the nitrates and create vegetable proteins. … Thus, we get nitrogen into our bodies.
How do elements such as carbon and nitrogen get moved through the living world?
Tiny atoms of carbon and nitrogen are able to move around the planet through these cycles. For example, an atom of carbon is absorbed from the air into the ocean water where it is used by little floating plankton doing photosynthesis to get the nutrition they need.
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