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Where are you at?. Where are you going?. How did you arrive?. or. Lightning strikes! Nitrogen gas is make into a solid and travels to the soil !. Bacteria have transformed you into nitrogen gas and you are now part of the atmosphere !.
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Where are you at? Where are you going? How did you arrive? or Lightning strikes! Nitrogen gas is make into a solid and travels to the soil! Bacteria have transformed you into nitrogen gas and you are now part of the atmosphere! Blue green algae and bacteria convert you into a solid bringing you to the soil! Atmosphere (air) • Qwizdom Question(s): • Based on the pie chart above, what percentage (%) of the atmosphere is nitrogen? • 21% b. 0.1% c. 78% Bean plants extract you from the air and bring you to the soil! Forest Fire! The wood you were within is burnt and you have been released into the atmosphere. or Some nitrogen can get into the water in clouds and then fall as rain!
Where are you at? Where are you going? How did you arrive? You fall into a lake or stream so now you are part of surface water. or You are just the sort of nitrogen that plants need to live. You are now within a live plant! You are decomposed and become dissolved in surface water! or Surface Water What’s that in the water? You have dissolved into surface water! You travel through the rivers and streams to the ocean! • Qwizdom Question(s): • 2. If plants need nitrogen to grow, then how will adding extra nitrogen to the water affect the growth of aquatic (water) plants like algae? • Aquatic plants will die • Aquatic plants will grow rapidly • Aquatic plants will not be able to preform photosynthesis. You dissolve and wash into the surface water! or The groundwater you are dissolved within travels and you become part of the surface water! You percolate deep underground in the groundwater!
Where are you at? Where are you going? How did you arrive? Some nitrogen can get into the water in clouds and then fall as rain! You fall into a lake or stream so now you are part of surface water. or You fall on the land and become part of the soil! Rain Water You percolate deep underground in the groundwater! • Qwizdom Question(s): • 3. According to the map above, which parts of the United states from 1989 to 1991 had higher concentrations of nitrogen in the their rain. • South West United States • North East United States • North West United States or You rain into the ocean!
Where are you at? Where are you going? How did you arrive? You percolate deep underground in the groundwater! or or You dissolve and wash into the groundwater! The groundwater you are dissolved within travels and you become part of the surface water! Ground Water or or • Qwizdom Question(s): • 4. Aquifers are like underground likes that store water. Texas has many aquifers, which we draw from for our drinking water. Which major aquifer does Austin sit above? (see large map on back) The groundwater you are dissolved within travels and you become part of the ocean! Look out! Water is on the move! You have washed into the groundwater!
Where are you at? Where are you going? How did you arrive? or You dissolve and wash into the surface water! A farm supply company has picked you up and made you into fertilizer! or You become part of the soil! Fertilizers • Qwizdom Question(s): • 5. If nitrogen is present in the waste of animals, like cows and humans, then which statement below must be true? • Animals must consume organisms that contain nitrogen. • Animals must breathe in and absorb nitrogen gas into their bodies. • Animals must transform other elements in their bodies into nitrogen. or You are just the sort of nitrogen that plants need to live. You are now within a live plant!
Where are you at? Where are you going? How did you arrive? Bean plants extract you from the air and bring you to the soil! You dissolve and wash into the groundwater! Blue green algae and bacteria convert you into a solid bringing you to the soil! You become part of the soil! You dissolve and wash into the surface water! Soil (Dirt) Lightning strikes! Nitrogen gas is make into a solid and travels to the soil! or You are just the sort of nitrogen that plants need to live. You are now within a live plant! • Qwizdom Question(s): • 6. Ammonium, NH4, is a nitrogen compound found in animal waste and in soil. Ammonium, NH4, is an organic compound: True or False. You are decomposed and become part of the soil! or Bacteria have transformed you into nitrogen gas and you are now part of the atmosphere! You fall on the land and become part of the soil!
Where are you at? Where are you going? How did you arrive? You travel through the rivers and streams to the ocean! Texas Louisiana Look out! Water is on the move! You have washed into the groundwater! You rain into the ocean! Gulf of Mexico or Ocean You are just the sort of nitrogen that plants need to live. You are now within a live plant! Qwizdom Question(s): 7.A lot of nitrogen compounds enter the Gulf of Mexico (show in red on the map above) and settle near the coast. What is the most likely source of the excess (or extra) nitrogen. Organisms that live in the Gulf of Mexico produce more waste Nitrogen fertilizers from farms runoff into rivers that dump into the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricanes push nitrogen up to the coast where it collects. You are decomposed and become dissolved in the ocean! or or Bacteria have transformed you into nitrogen gas and you are now part of the atmosphere! The groundwater you are dissolved within travels and you become part of the ocean!
Where are you at? Where are you going? How did you arrive? Congratulations! The animal that you were within has excreted and you are in its waste. Go to animal waste! or Look out before someone steps in you! Now you are decomposing in the soil! or A farm supply company has picked you up and made you into fertilizer! Animal Waste Qwizdom Question(s): 8. Many farmers use animal waste as fertilizer for their crops. Why would farmers use animal waste to help their crops grow? The smell of waste keeps away organisms that might eat the crops Plants need nitrogen to grow, and animal waste contains nitrogen Animal waste has lots of sugars in it that the plants can use for energy or What’s that in the water? You have dissolved into surface water!
Where are you at? Where are you going? How did you arrive? The plant that you are within has died. Go to dead plants and animals. or You are decomposed and become part of the soil! You are decomposed and become dissolved in surface water! Dead Plants & Animals You are decomposed and become dissolved in the ocean! Qwizdom Question(s): 9. Organisms that break down and recycle dead matter are classified as _____. Herbivores Decomposers Producers or Forest Fire! The wood you were within is burnt and you have been released into the atmosphere. The animal that you are within has died. Go to dead plants and animals.
Where are you at? Where are you going? How did you arrive? You are just the sort of nitrogen that plants need to live. You are now within a live plant! or or The plant that you are within has died. Go to dead plants and animals. Live Plants Qwizdom Question(s): 10. Which plant structure allows the plant to absorb nitrogen from the soil? Leaves Stem Roots or or An animal has eaten the plant that you are within! Go to live animals!
Where are you at? Where are you going? How did you arrive? An animal has eaten the plant that you are within! Go to live animals! or or The animal that you are within has died. Go to dead plants and animals. Live Animals Qwizdom Question(s): 11. Animals that consume or eat only plant matter are classified as ____. Herbivores Carnivores Omnivores or or Congratulations! The animal that you were within has excreted and you are in its waste. Go to animal waste!
