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Quick questions on Nutrient cycling: carbon and nitrogen cycles and decomposers - SQA National 5 Environmental Science

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Name the two processes that return carbon dioxide to the atmosphere from living organisms. [1 mark]
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State why animals depend on plants and bacteria to obtain the nitrogen they need. [2 marks]

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