Nitrogen Cycle Diagram Plants. N cycle to aid in reaching that goal. A limiting nutrient is the nutrient thats in shortest supply and limits growth.
When animals eat the plants they acquire usable nitrogen compounds. Nitrification this is the process by which ammonium gets changed into nitrates by bacteria. Thus nitrogen cycle fig.
The diagram is a modified version of figure 9 from usgs sir 2004 5144 page 16.
If you take a look at the composition of air you will find that approximately 78084 of. All molecules of biological importance except water carbohydrates and fats contain nitrogen. The nitrogen cycle is a repeating cycle of processes during which nitrogen moves through both living and non living things. Nitrification this is the process by which ammonium gets changed into nitrates by bacteria.