Decomposition: breaks down everything like wood, food, and plants; Natural recycling. The process of Decomposition works with the nitrogen cycle. When an organism dies and is decomposed into the soil the nitrogen may be released.

Nitrogen Cycle: the nitrogen cycle is a cycle that describes the movement and effects of nitrogen. Nitrogen is a substance that makes up most of the earth's atmosphere, and a substance that organisms cannot live without. Without nitrogen organisms wouldn't be able to make proteins which means we couldn't build new cells or tissues.

Decomposition and the Nitrogen Cycle

Nitrogen cycle illustration