4.10 Nitrogen Cycle

Key Points:
1. Nitrogen is the most abundant atmospheric gas and it isnt very reactive. Makes up around 78% of the atmosphere.
2. Nitrogen is very important for DNA and RNA
3. Nitrogen is present in amino acids, which make up protein which make up enzymes which convert, lets say, proteins into amino acids. Basically, if a producer, such as a plant, were to take nitrate ions from the soil and convert them into amino acids and form proteins and then form enzymes, when the primary consumer comes along and eats the plant, it will digest the amino acids and proteins inside the producer.