Cycle of Matter in Ecosystems

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Diagram showing the cycle of matter through ecosystems.

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Plants take in carbon dioxide and produce oxygen through photosynthesis.

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Nitrogen is found in these two places.

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Air and soil

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Plants take nitrogen from this source.

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Soil

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Animals get nitrogen by doing this.

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Eating plants or other animals

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Decomposers return nitrogen along with these.

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Plant and animal natural wastes

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The process of nitrogen moving through the environment is called this.

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Nitrogen cycle

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These organisms help return nitrogen to the soil.

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Decomposers

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Nitrogen is essential for these living things.

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Plants and animals

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The role of decomposers in the nitrogen cycle.

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Return nitrogen to the soil

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The nitrogen cycle involves these two main groups of living things.

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Plants and animals