In order to function and create proteins needed to survive nitrogen is needed. Even though it cannot be assimilated in its natural state, nitrogen and its different forms are all essential to life on Earth. When talking about nitrogen they’re different forms. Nitrogen in its natural state is a gas. Nitrates and Nitrites which are polyatomic ions consists of nitrogen and oxygen atoms. Ammonium is another polyatomic ion. While Ammonia is a molecular compound. But both ammonium and ammonia consist of nitrogen and hydrogen atoms instead. And in this PowerPoint, we will be going more in depth about each compound and their relevance in the ecosystem.

The nitrogen cycle refers to the movement of nitrogen within and between the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and geosphere. The nitrogen cycle matters because nitrogen is an essential nutrient for sustaining life on Earth. The nitrogen cycle is the biogeochemical cycle by which nitrogen is converted into multiple chemical forms as it circulates through biotic ad abiotic components of Earth. Gianna Williams

Nitrogen is the natural element that's essential for reproduction and growth of biotic things . It is a core component of amino acids which are a building block for nucleic acids and proteins, which are also the building blocks of life/ genetic material​. Our main source of nitrogen is the atmosphere. ​ Most of the air we breathe is composed of nitrogen which takes up 78% of the air.

Nitrogen is a nonmetallic element belonging to Periodic Table Group 15. It is a colorless, flavorless, and odorless gas that makes up the majority of the atmosphere on Earth and is a component of all living things.

Plants get most of their nitrogen from the soil or water in which they live. Animals get the nitrogen they need by eating plants. Nitrogen enters soil on land or into ocean water when organisms die.  Nitrogen is important because it is a major component of chlorophyll, the compound that plants use to make sugars from water and carbon dioxide. It's a major component of the building blocks of the human body. Plants wither and die.  All animals need Nitrogen to grow, reproduce and survive. Nitrogen is converted into compounds that plants and animals can use.  Nitrogen is important to plants and animals  Plants and animals need Nitrogen because it is the major component of many vitamins and hormones. Nitrogen is required for the growth and development of plants and animals.  Too little nitrogen and plants cannot thrive, leading to low crop yields, but too much nitrogen can be toxic to plants. 

The environmental impacts of nitrate pollution include ecological damage to our rivers, lakes and coasts; ​

Energy and carbon emissions is being used for drinking water treatment and long-term impacts for our groundwater. ​

These nitrites in the blood cause changes in hemoglobin, or the molecules that help move oxygen in the body.

Nitrogen is a nonmetallic element belonging to Periodic Table Group 15. It is a colorless, flavorless, and odorless gas that makes up the majority of the atmosphere on Earth and is a component of all living things.

Nitrite is absorbed into red blood cells and combines with hemoglobin (oxygen-carrying molecule) to form methemoglobin. Methemoglobin cannot transport oxygen in the body, ultimately causing the animal to suffocate and die. However nitrite can change into nitric oxide, dilate your blood vessels, and lower blood pressure.  Nitrite proved to be toxic to plants, however a good concentration of nitrates in the soil are a primary source of nutrients which is essential for plant growth. Under normal conditions nitrates are converted to protein in the plant at about the same rates as they are absorbed into the root system.

Nitrogen makes up 78% of our atmosphere. Symbiosis-interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both.Nitrogen is most likely to be found in plants and the atmosphere. While phosphorus is found in the lithosphere or Earth’s crust. Biochemical cycle: the movement of a chemical substance through living and non living speres Four key steps: Weathering, Absorption, Decomposition, sediments.

The largest concentration of nitrogen is likely to be found in soil. Animals need nitrogen to survive. The transfer of chemical substance through living and non living substances: biogeochemical cycle. Weathering, absorption, decomposition, and sediments is apart of the phosphorous cycle. After decomposition it goes from organic to inorganic. Organic is when plants and animal excrete phosphorous.

Phosphorus is biogeochemical cycle a pathway by which a chemical substance moves through biotic and abiotic compartments of earth. It is an important element to us since 85% of the phosphorus in our bodies are found in our bones and teeth. It is essential to plant growth, animal growth, production in animals, and DNA and RNA. It isn’t found in the atmosphere; it’s naturally found in rocks. Rain triggers erosion and causes the phosphorus to run off into the soil. It can be used as a fertilizer and can be absorbed from the soil. Animals can consume it too by eating other plants and animals. Once the animal excretes their waste, the waste goes back to the soil and overtime, it becomes sedimentary and returns to an abiotic state.