soil bacteria, change nitrogen into forms that plants can take up through their roots

nitrogen moves from from the atmosphere to the soil, to living organisms, and then back to the atmosphere

phosphorus moves from soil to producers and consumers, and back to soil

carbon moves between the living and non-living environment

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nitrifying bacteria	soil bacteria, change nitrogen into forms that plants can take up through their roots
nitrogen cycle	nitrogen moves from from the atmosphere to the soil, to living organisms, and then back to the atmosphere
phosphorus cycle	phosphorus moves from soil to producers and consumers, and back to soil
carbon cycle	carbon moves between the living and non-living environment