Animals
Plants
Nitrogen Facts
Cycle
100

How do herbivores get nitrogen?

By eating plants.


100

Where do plants get their nitrogen

The soil

100

does nitrogen have a smell

no

100

where does the nitrogen in animals go after they die

Back to the soil/taken back by plants

200

What do animals use nitrogen for?

To make amino acids, proteins, and DNA.

200

if plants die does the nitrogen go to the soil or air

soil

200

is nitrogen safe to breath

no, unless mixed with the correct amount of oxygen

200

fill in the blank nitrogen cycle- atmosphere threw lightning to ground through bacteria to animals back to the  _____ 

atmosphere

300

How do carnivores get nitrogen?

By eating other animals.

300

what do plants use nitrogen for 

creating components key for photosynthesis 

300

can you see nitrogen

no

300

how does nitrogen get back into the atmosphere

threw dead animals and decomposers

400

Do sea animals need nitrogen to live?

Yes.

400

Can plants survive without nitrogen.

no, nitrogen is needed for groth and to produce fruit/food

400

what percentage of the earth atmosphere is nitrogen 68, 74, or 78%

78%

400

does lightning do anything for the nitrogen cycle

yes, it helps break through the nitrogen in the atmosphere and get it to the soil

500

Animals can only use nitrogen in the form of amino acid true or false?

True

500

Plants use nitrogen in the form of nitrate true or false?

true

500

has nitrogen always been on earth

no earth is on its 3rd atmosphere and nitrogen was formed in the 3rd atmosphere

500

what do bacteria do to nitrogen that comes from the atmosphere

change the form to a usable form for plants and animals

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