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Nutrient Plants Environment Animals Generally Cycle Absorbed Eaten

Nutrient cycles involve plants absorbing nutrients, animals eating plants, decomposers breaking down dead organisms, and nutrients returning to the environment.

Nutrient cycles involve the absorption of nutrients by plants, consumption by animals, decomposition of dead organisms by saprobionts, and the subsequent release of nutrients back into the environment.

Front What generally happens in a nutrient cycle?
Back - nutrient absorbed by plants from environment
- plants eaten by animals
- dead plants and animals decomposed by saprobiontic bacteria during respiration
- nutrient released back into environment

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