Nutrient Cycling
Imagine trying to manage a cluttered closet where you constantly have to organize clothes, shoes, and accessories to make room for new items. This is similar to nutrient cycling, where nature continually organizes and redistributes organic and inorganic matter to create new life. Just as you might donate old clothes to make space and ensure everything has its place, ecosystems recycle nutrients, transforming old matter into resources for new growth, ensuring nothing is wasted and everything contributes to the greater system.
Practice Version
Nutrient Cycling: The movement of organic and inorganic matter back into the production of matter. Nutrient cycling. Nutrient cycling is the process where nutrients like carbon and nitrogen move through the environment, helping plants and animals grow.