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Micro organisms use the ammonia from rotting food waste in a compost pile to create nitrogen that is available for plants to absorb. In a compost pile, rotting food produces ammonia and bacteria transform it into a soil nutrient, a process called nitrogen fixing. Legumes (beans) form nodules on their roots which accept nitrogen from the air and fix it in the soil through the nodules. So yes, a compost pile is part of the nitrogen cycle. It is the habitat for essential microorganisms to convert the nitrogen in ammonia into the nitrogen that plants can use to grow. The compost pile is also part of the carbon cycle in which carbon from living organisms breaks down and is converted into soil and used to build the cells of other plants. The compost pile does not demonstrate the full cycle of nitrogen or carbon, but it plays a part.
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What are non examples of nitrogen cycle?
an example of non nitrogen cycle is well if an example of nitrogen cycle is bacteria a non example is not bacteria
What will happen if nitrogen fixation does not take place?
if nitrogen fixation does not take place nitrates will not be taken if nitrates are not there so there is no photosynthesis so it metaboills and if photosynthesis is not there so there is no life thats what nitrogen fixation not allows in nitrogen cycle
How do humans badly affect the nitrogen cycle?
they don't. humans are a part of the nitrogen cycle. we eat it in our food, it stays in our bodies, then it leaves our body when we die so it can be used again.
What soil is best for composting?
Composting is the action of breaking down vegetable waste into useable soil, so you get soil from composting, you don't use soil for composting.
What is the name for the ways earth materials are moved around on the surface?
The earths materials move around in cycles. For example, the rock cycle, the water cycle, the carbon cycle, the nitrogen cycle, and so on.
What is the difference between nitrogen cycle and phosphorus cycle?
Nitrogen cycle is made up of nitrogen gas so when nitrogen gas and oxide compress they make a nitrogen cycle. With the phosphorus cycle it doesn't compress gas it just goes to gas to oxide making phosphorus cycle.
What are non examples of nitrogen cycle?
an example of non nitrogen cycle is well if an example of nitrogen cycle is bacteria a non example is not bacteria
How does the carbon cycle work with the nitrogen cycle?
Both of them are different, so both cycles work together. The carbon cycle lets out carbon dioxide and it then transfers it into the trees. The trees get the nitrogen and the cycle starts again.
How is nitrogen important in our lives?
nitrogen moves through living and non-living ecosystems
What will happen if nitrogen fixation does not take place?
if nitrogen fixation does not take place nitrates will not be taken if nitrates are not there so there is no photosynthesis so it metaboills and if photosynthesis is not there so there is no life thats what nitrogen fixation not allows in nitrogen cycle
Describe why nitrogen must cycle through an ecosystem?
Nitrogen must be cycled through an ecosystem so that the nitrogen is available for organisms to make proteins.
How do humans badly affect the nitrogen cycle?
they don't. humans are a part of the nitrogen cycle. we eat it in our food, it stays in our bodies, then it leaves our body when we die so it can be used again.
What soil is best for composting?
Composting is the action of breaking down vegetable waste into useable soil, so you get soil from composting, you don't use soil for composting.
What is the function in the nitrogen cycle?
nitrogen cycle helps in exchanging of nitrogenous gas or died dry organism when decompose and get loose into the soil so as to provide the plant with nutrient for there good growth and develope
Is the nitrogen cycle possible without decomposers andf why?
The nitrogen cycle would not be possible without decomposers, because the decomposers role is to break down the nitrogen containing chemicals into simpler chemicals. So to answer your question, no it is not possible, hope this helped.
What is the name for the ways earth materials are moved around on the surface?
The earths materials move around in cycles. For example, the rock cycle, the water cycle, the carbon cycle, the nitrogen cycle, and so on.
What is the role of decomposes in the nitrogen cycle?
Decomposers have a very important role in the nitrogen cycle. They convert nitrogen found in other organisms into ammonia so it can be returned to the soil. Some use a process called denitrification to return nitrogen directly to the atmosphere.
