Nitrogen cycle

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  • Created by: Natasha
  • Created on: 10-01-13 19:20
  • Plants in general absorb nitrogen as nitrate; a soluble ion that their roots can take in by active transport 
  • Plants combine nitrate with carbohydrate made in photosynthesis to make amino acids and nucleotides, the building blocks of proteins and nucleic acids 
  • nitrogen is passed up the food chain in these large organic molecules when…

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