Nitrogen is taken up by plant roots and combined into organic substances in the plant, such as enzymes, proteins and chlorophyll. ... Plants use the nitrogen in the soil to grow. People and animals eat the plants; then animal and plant residues return nitrogen to the soil again, completing the cycle.
If we removed the producers from this food web, how would it affect the balance of the ecosystem? A. There would be an increase in consumers and decomposers. ... There would be a decrease in primary consumers and an increase in secondary consumers.
