The Carbon Cycle
The carbon cycle describes the routes that carbon atoms take through the environment. The carbon cycle producer may be passed onto another organism, either a consumer or a decomposer. Consumers will eat other organisms to maintain nutrients, and the decomposer breaks down the water and dead organisms. Oceans are the second-largest carbon reservoir.
The Phosphorus Cycle
The phosphorus cycle involves mainly the lithosphere and the oceans. Phosphorus is a main component of cells membranes essential to life. Plants take up phosphorus through their roots when they are dissolved in water. Consumers acquire phosphorus through the water they drink and the organisms they ear. Decomposers get phosphorus through the waste of the consumers.
The Nitrogen Cycle
Lastly, the nitrogen cycle is of vital importance to us humans, as well as other organisms. Nitrogen gas cannot cycle out of the atmosphere and into other organisms. It undergoes nitrogen fixation so it is usable to other organisms.
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