13 Decay and Recycling13的衰变与回收.pptVIP

Throughout an ecosystem, energy is constantly lost by wasted heat. In contrast, nutrients are constantly recycled through the carbon cycle and the nitrogen cycle.;What is decay?;How do humans use micro-organisms?;Why is nitrogen so important?;What is the nitrogen cycle?;Labelling the nitrogen cycle;Components of the nitrogen cycle;Nitrates are important because they are a form of nitrogen that plants can absorb. Nitrogen is used to make protein, and is passed from plants to animals along food chains.;This rugged place is in Iceland. Deforestation by the original settlers and high levels of vol