EL: To gain an understanding of the Nitrogen cycle and its importance in the ecosystem.

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EL: To gain an understanding of the Nitrogen cycle and its importance in the ecosystem.

Nitrogen Cycle Nitrogen plays an important role in the life of plants and animals on Earth through the nitrogen cycle. The nitrogen cycle describes how nitrogen moves between plants, animals, bacteria, the atmosphere (the air), and soil in the ground. zpI zpI

Different Nitrogen States For Nitrogen to be used by different life forms on Earth, it must change into different states. Nitrogen in the atmosphere, or air, is N2. Other important states of nitrogen include Nitrates (N0 3 ), Nitrites (NO 2 ), and Ammonium (NH 4 ).

Bacteria The most important part of the cycle is bacteria. Bacteria help the nitrogen change between states so it can be used. When nitrogen is absorbed by the soil, different bacteria help it to change states so it can be absorbed by plants. Animals then get their nitrogen from the plants.

Nitrogen Cycle

Processes in the Nitrogen Cycle Using your netbooks, research these key terms and record their meanings in your own words as best you can Fixation Nitrification Assimilation Ammonification Denitrification ov/nitrogencycleintro.swf ov/nitrogencycleintro.swf

Fixation - Fixation is the first step in the process of making nitrogen usable by plants. Here bacteria change nitrogen into ammonium. Nitrification - This is the process by which ammonium gets changed into nitrates by bacteria. Nitrates are what the plants can then absorb. Assimilation - This is how plants get nitrogen. They absorb nitrates from the soil into their roots. Then the nitrogen gets used in amino acids, nucleic acids, and chlorophyll. Ammonification - This is part of the decaying process. When a plant or animal dies, decomposers like fungi and bacteria turn the nitrogen back into ammonium so it can reenter the nitrogen cycle. Denitrification - Extra nitrogen in the soil gets put back out into the air. There are special bacteria that perform this task as well.

Nitrogen is important to life because: Plants and animals could not live without nitrogen. It is an important part of many cells and processes such as amino acids, proteins, and even our DNA. It is also needed to make chlorophyll in plants, which plants use in photosynthesis to make their food and energy.

Research questions How have humans altered the nitrogen cycle? What are the impacts to the natural ecosystem? Is nitrogen good for plants or bad for them? – What happens if a plant gets too much/ not enough nitrogen? – (what does this mean for your bean?)