the organisms that get their energy by eating the waste material of animals and the decaying organisms
What are decomposers
100
this part of a plant that takes in water and anchors it to hte ground
What is the root
100
this is where the plants get ammonia from
What is the soil
100
the most abundent gas
What is nitrogen
100
Excretion of nitrogen in the form of uric acid.
What is uricotelic excretion?
200
the repeated movement of nitrogen between organisms and thier surroundings
What is the nitrogen cycle
200
this is the part of a plant that makes the food
What is the leaf
200
this is where the decomposers get their food
What is waste
200
what uses waste to make energy
What are decomposers
200
The nitrogen cycle is the biogeochemical cycle by which nitrogen is converted into various chemical forms as it circulates among the atmosphere, terrestrial, and marine ecosystems.
What is the nitrogen cycle?
300
the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
What is nitrogen
300
this is the part of the plant that holds up the leaves
What is the stem
300
where animals get thier nitrogen
What is plant leaves
300
how do animals get nitrogen
What is through plant leaves
300
Because it is a key component of proteins and nucleic acids.
Why is the nitrogen cycle essential to life?
400
the air that surrounds the earth
What is atmosphere
400
this is the part of the plant that produces the seed
What is the flower
400
what part of the plant takes in the nitrogen
What is the root
400
what do the decompsoers put into the soil
What is ammonia
400
Step 2- Nitrification- Nitrification is the process which converts the ammonia into nitrite ions which the plants can take in as nutrients.
What is the second step of the nitrogen cycle? Explain.
500
the main waste product of most organisms
What is nitrogenous wastes?
500
this is the cell in the leaf that takes care of photosynthesis
What is the stomata
500
where is most of the nitrogen stored
What is in the atmosphere
500
the repeating of a process over and over
What is cycle
500
78%
How much does nitrogen make up of the troposphere?