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Plants and animals die and decomposers break down their nitrogen containing molecules to ammonia.

All animals get the nitrogen they need by eating plants, by eating other animals that ate plants, or by eating animals that ate animals that ate plants.

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Animals get the nitrogen they need by eating plants or other animals that contain usable nitrogen compounds.

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Animals get the nitrogen they need by eating plants or other animals that contain nitrogen. Nitrogen comes from the protein that is ingested.

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Animals take nitrogen in form of proteins directly or indirectly from plants .

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the nitrogen emanates from trees and foliage

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Like other animals, humans get the nitrogen they need from food.

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we get it from food

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By eating plants

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How much nitrogen does humans breathe out?

78% 0of the air we breathe is nitrogen, same as the amount in the air.


Where do humans get nitrogen in there diet?

nitrogen can be found in plants and meats, but also majority of the air we breathe is made up of nitrogen.


How do humans add nitrogen to the atmosphere?

by breathing co2 back into the air. Therfore magically making it nitrogen.


How do humans add nitrogen to the air?

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Animals can use nitrogen only if it is in the form of?

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How do humans and animals get nitrogen?

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How is nitrogen found and made?

70% of our air is nitrogen, it's an element, and doesn't need to be made


Which gas exist in air that your body needs to survive?

Of all the gases in the atmosphere that you need to survive, oxygen is the one but you also need nitrogen which you don't use like you use oxygen but it does keep your lungs inflated.


What must happen before humans can use nitrogen?

For humans to be able to use nitrogen it must be converted from N2 (g) to ammonium (NH4^+), nitrate (NO3^-), or organic nitrogen. Nitrogen is the majority of the air we breath but it is relatively inert due to the triple bond between N atoms.


How do humans breathe Oxygen?

Yes. The air is 21% oxygen which is what humans run on. It is 79% nitrogen which we filter out. I learned this today in Health class.


What do humans need that is not on the moon?

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Can most orgnisims get nitrogen gas from the air?

animals dont really need nitrogen but for plants, they need nitrogen and they get nitrogen usually in the form of nitrates or bacteria protein, by the work of nitrifying bacteria, putrefying bacteria and nitrogen fixing bacteria