Would the desert ecosystem (#2 above) or the forest ecosystem (#3 above) be better able to support a
fourth trophic level made up of tertiary consumers ?
explain your answer
ecosystems
mcdonald publishing co.

the nitrogen cycle provides nitrogen to the ecosystem from the atmosphere, ground and oceans. nitrogen is an important component of complex molecules such as amino acids and nucleotides, which lead to the creation of proteins and dna, the building blocks of all life. plants absorb nitrogen in the form of ammonium, nitrate ion and, on rare occasions, as amino acids. animals receive nitrogen necessary for biological processes from feeding on living or dead organic matter.