1.4.8 Nutrient Recycling. 2 Need to know Define the term: nutrient recycling by organisms. 1.Outline and draw the Carbon Cycle. 2.Outline and draw the.

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1.4.8 Nutrient Recycling

2 Need to know Define the term: nutrient recycling by organisms. 1.Outline and draw the Carbon Cycle. 2.Outline and draw the Nitrogen Cycle.

3 Nutrient Recycling (1/3) There is a limited amount of nutrients on earth e.g. you are probably aware of the water cycle – where water is constantly being recycled in nature. There are similar cycles for all nutrients. When plants and animals die, their nutrient content is not wasted. Bacteria and fungi decompose the remains and release the nutrients back into the abiotic environment (i.e. into the soil, nearby water and air).

4 Nutrient Recycling (2/3) These nutrients are then taken up by other plants and used to make new organic material. This material is passed on down the food chains and is reused by all the chain members. When death occurs for these members, the nutrients are again returned to the abiotic environment and the cycling of nutrients continues in this circular way.

5 Recycling nutrients within an ecosystem Organic Material in Consumers Breakdown of Organic Molecules in Decomposers Organic Material in Producers Abiotic Environment Soil and Water Photosynthesis and Chemosynthesis Feeding

6 Nutrient Recycling (3/3) This ensures that there is no real longterm drain on the Earth’s nutrients, despite millions of years of plant and animal activity.

7 In summary Nutrient recycling is the way in which elements are continuously being broken down and/or exchanged for reuse between the living and non-living components of an ecosystem.

8 Carbon Cycle Carbon forms part of all organic nutrients – carbohydrates, fats and proteins. Carbon dioxide is removed from the environment by photosynthesis in plants, and under certain conditions, over long periods of time, some of these plants may form fossil fuels such as coal, oil, peat and natural gas.

9 Carbon Cycle Carbon dioxide is returned to the environment by: 1. Respiration in plants, animals & micro- organisms. 2. Decay caused by micro-organisms. 3. Combustion i.e. burning fossil fuels

10 The Carbon Cycle (1/3)

11 Summary of Carbon Cycle Click on the link below to see a summary of the Carbon Cycle The Carbon Cycle

12 Learning check What is meant by nutrient recycling? Nutrient recycling is the way in which elements are continuously being broken down and/or exchanged for reuse between the living and non-living components of an ecosystem.

13 Learning check What process(es) remove Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere? Photosynthesis What process(es) add Carbon dioxide to the atmosphere? Respiration Decay Combustion

14 The Nitrogen Cycle All organisms need nitrogen for protein, DNA & RNA manufacture 78% of the Earth’s atmosphere is nitrogen gas, but it cannot be used in this form by plants and animals. Nitrogen gas must first be ‘fixed’, i.e. changed to a suitable form (ammonia or nitrate) before it can be used.

15 Nitrogen Fixation ♣ Nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the soil convert N 2 gas in the air into ammonia (NH 3 ). This accounts for the majority of all N 2 fixation. ♣ Lightening storms and fuel burning in car engines produce nitrates, which are washed by rain into the soil water. ♣ Nitrates are absorbed by plant roots and converted to plant protein.

16 The Nitrogen Cycle  Plant proteins are passed along food chains to become animal protein.  When organisms die, their proteins are converted to ammonia by bacterial decomposition.  Nitrifying bacteria in the soil then convert ammonia (NH 3 ) into nitrites (NO 2 2 _ ) then into nitrates (NO 3 _ ).  Nitrates can be absorbed by other plants to continue the cycle.

17 The Nitrogen Cycle  Denitrifying bacteria convert soil nitrates into N 2 gas. This is a loss of N 2 from the cycle. Only happens in anaerobic conditions (when O 2 levels are low) – due to flooding or accumulation of sewage.  Nitrate also enters the cycle through the addition of nitrogen rich fertilisers to the soil – made industrially from nitrogen gas.

18 The Nitrogen Cycle

19 Summary of Nitrogen Cycle Click on the link below to see a summary of the Nitrogen Cycle The nitrogen cycle

20 Summary of Nitrogen Cycle 1.Nitrogen Fixation & Lightning 2.Absorbed by roots and used by plants – Assimulation 3.Animal feeding, digestion & assimulation 4.Excretion: urea  Ammonia 5.Death & decomposition – putrefying bacteria 6.Nitrification: NH 3  NO 2 7.Nitrification: NO 2  NO 3 8.Denitrification: NO 3  NO 2  N Nitrogen in Air Nitrite NO 2 Ammonia NH 3 Nitrate in Soil NO 3 Plant Protein Animal Protein

21 Learning check Nitrogen gas must be ‘fixed’ – what does this mean? Changed to a suitable form (ammonia or nitrate) before it can be used. In what form is nitrogen absorbed by plants? Nitrate

22 Learning check What is nitrification? The conversion of ammonia (NH 3 ) into nitrites (NO 2 2 _ ) then into nitrates (NO 3 _ ). What do denitrifying bacteria do? They convert soil nitrates (NO 3 _ ) into N 2 gas.

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