E.S. Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles

Bacteria

Photosynthesis

78%

Transpiration

air -> bacteria -> plants -> animals

The process of converting nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into ammonia or related compounds in soil, primarily by bacteria.

Decomposers break down dead organisms, returning nitrogen to the soil in a usable form.

Photosynthesis removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and converts it into organic matter.

The process by which living organisms convert oxygen and glucose into energy, releasing carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere.

The warming of Earth's surface due to the trapping of heat by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.