Nitrogen & Phosphorus Cycles: Always Recycle! Part 2 - Crash Course Ecology #9

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  • čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
  • Hank describes the desperate need many organisms have for nutrients (specifically nitrogen and phosphorus) and how they go about getting them via the nitrogen and phosphorus cycles.
    Table of Contents:
    Nitrogen Cycle 1:46
    Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria 2:32
    Nitrifying Bacteria 3:24
    Denitrifying Bacteria 4:34
    Phosphorous Cycle 5:16
    Lithosphere 5:27
    Plants 5:56
    Animals 5:56
    Decomposers 5:56
    Aquatic & Marine Ecosystems 6:24
    Sedimentation & Weathering 6:55
    Synthetic Fertilizers 7:23
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  • @abyssal666nocturnus
    @abyssal666nocturnus Před 9 lety +982

    My only complaint with this video is that there is no image of the cycle. it really helps to see the cycles. viewers could pause and examine them too.

    • @christopherrogers8220
      @christopherrogers8220 Před 9 lety +12

      look up one yourself...

    • @abyssal666nocturnus
      @abyssal666nocturnus Před 9 lety +102

      i know you could, and i have but i mean, how hard is it to include...they have a graphic animation team....

    • @moimoi819
      @moimoi819 Před 9 lety +5

      Abyssal Nocturnus but how hard is it to look one up...?

    • @abyssal666nocturnus
      @abyssal666nocturnus Před 9 lety +113

      if you were explaining the ABC's to a child would you show things that started with "A" "B" and "C" but never show the characters of the ABC's?.....I mean im not like mad or anything im just pointing it out..

    • @moimoi819
      @moimoi819 Před 9 lety +13

      Sure. that's understandable. but as an adult, if you know that you need visuals to help you understand, is it so hard to search them out rather than have it handed to you like a child would require??

  • @Ghostdrone25
    @Ghostdrone25 Před 9 lety +456

    I wish hank was my science teacher.

  • @tinkbday
    @tinkbday Před 9 lety +252

    Honestly, I've almost always had science teachers that don't really explain/teach the material. They usually just tell us what we're supposed to be learning, give us a busy-work activity, and expect us to learn the material at home in time for the next test. Finally, about a quarter of the way into my freshman bio class, I discovered Hank's videos and they've been a total life-saver! Thanks to these videos I have excelled in my science courses despite having lazy teachers and am much better prepared for a future career in science. Thank you for making me love science!

  • @thatwavyblackguy
    @thatwavyblackguy Před 10 lety +3285

    thumbs up if you have a test/exam tomorrow

    • @turtlemaster2291
      @turtlemaster2291 Před 9 lety +35

      today m8

    • @Armyguywizerdo16
      @Armyguywizerdo16 Před 9 lety +21

      I will soon have a test on this, but i am trying to understand this right now, because my teacher does not know how to teach at all

    • @alyahmed4731
      @alyahmed4731 Před 9 lety +4

      Armyguywizerdo16 i know ur feel bro :'), RESPECT for brothers struggling at school cuz of bad teachers.

    • @nandhinigunasekaran6833
      @nandhinigunasekaran6833 Před 9 lety +2

      I do!!!!

    • @alexandramcosker2730
      @alexandramcosker2730 Před 9 lety +10

      ***** AP environmental Science Exam (uh oh gonna faaaail...)

  • @cloverring
    @cloverring Před 8 lety +859

    GOOD LUCK GUYS ON YOUR EXAMS TOMORROW MORNING! Remember to eat a balanced breakfast!

  • @TheElectrozoid
    @TheElectrozoid Před 8 lety +277

    *Nitrogen.*
    (waves around arms crazily)

  • @AdannaMadueke
    @AdannaMadueke Před 7 lety +219

    Bless you for making these videos. This is what I call a life saving channel...

  • @mxtomituck
    @mxtomituck Před 9 lety +261

    This video did a better job of explaining this concept than the class I'm actually paying for.

  • @AngelKivia
    @AngelKivia Před 10 lety +53

    You said more than my textbook has written.

  • @lykkelundgrensassner1248
    @lykkelundgrensassner1248 Před 7 lety +251

    i truly wonder how many grades and students this channel have saved. Im kinda "thank you for my degree as a Biologist".

  • @prettydopesailing
    @prettydopesailing Před 8 lety +46

    Love Hank's work so much! speed 0.5 = intoxicated Hank. have fun!

  • @zaralee652
    @zaralee652 Před 10 lety +41

    thanks a lot (: I often prefer watching your videos than reading the textbook because you do a better job at explaining

  • @MadelineOng
    @MadelineOng Před 8 lety +124

    bless this channel

  • @SweetSky__
    @SweetSky__ Před 9 lety +5

    I started cracking up by of the way he said - "we make our own amino acids, then we can pee.. or poop it out... or... die"
    I love his straight-faced sense of humor

  • @betabotreborn3755
    @betabotreborn3755 Před 9 lety +481

    bill nye of 21st century

  • @bleedingsunshine13
    @bleedingsunshine13 Před 11 lety +41

    "we pee or poop...or die."
    well, that took a grave turn

  • @elijahgardner3060
    @elijahgardner3060 Před 10 lety +12

    I was procrastinating by watching mental floss, and dreading learning about the nitrogen cycle. I was pleasantly surprised with how interesting and helpful you were. How wonderfully ironic that it's two brothers that are the devil and angel on my shoulder.

  • @melissa_channel236
    @melissa_channel236 Před 10 lety +18

    Thank you Crash Course! This helped me a lot before my biology exam!

  • @hattiemay2272
    @hattiemay2272 Před 4 lety +5

    *excited face* There it is I can feel it in the air (arms flapping)

  • @alliecat5358
    @alliecat5358 Před 7 lety +16

    I have finals tomorrow. You saved me. Thank you.
    I love you.

  • @elizamunday6933
    @elizamunday6933 Před 6 lety +1

    Ugh the nitrogen cycle is so complicated! Couldn't never have understood it if it hadn't been for Crash Course. Absolute lifesaver

  • @lukesinclair-ford4822
    @lukesinclair-ford4822 Před 8 lety +14

    Am I the only one that reads the text book in their head... in Hank's voice and dialect? Just seems to make more sense for some reason.

  • @thomaskuzis5665
    @thomaskuzis5665 Před 10 lety +34

    Hey Mr. Green I was wondering, I'm a freshman in High School AP Enviornmental Science. Could you make a playlist to help APES students study off of your courses for the AP exam? That would be very helpful ;)

  • @Samoa102
    @Samoa102 Před 9 lety +9

    This video is helping me for my AP Bio presentation, where I need to present all four cycles and teach my whole class about it. Right when I started the video it kept stopping and reloading during the part he was saying, "There's nothing quite so terrible as needing something right in front of you, but not being able to get it." Coincidence at its finest. Anyways, thank you very much Hank, you really helped my understanding!

  • @alexad707
    @alexad707 Před 10 lety +5

    thank you so much! this video taught me way more in 10 minutes than my bio teacher has in 2 months

  • @therealablert
    @therealablert Před 4 lety +2

    Never thought I would use crash course in sophomore year of college

  • @ryzaharukawa5714
    @ryzaharukawa5714 Před 5 lety +1

    When 5 minutes on crash course gives you a clearer understanding of the nitrogen cycle than an hour of bio lesson at school
    Thanks for saving a life, crash course

  • @isabelsamayoa7961
    @isabelsamayoa7961 Před 5 lety +1

    GOD BLESS YOUR SOUL, HANK GREEN

  • @tashaunaholmes1966
    @tashaunaholmes1966 Před 4 lety +2

    "Phosphorus wants nothing to do with your air" Love it

  • @ItoeKobayashi
    @ItoeKobayashi Před 8 lety +6

    I got distracted for about 5 minutes from pressing 2 over and over and watching Hank flap his arms and say "feel it right now"

  • @caseys_gymnastics6355
    @caseys_gymnastics6355 Před 7 lety +1

    I have an Exam in an hour and these videos are saving me 😂

  • @jacobf7409
    @jacobf7409 Před 9 lety +4

    I literally just watched this in class today. Thanks -.-

  • @Selichan42_SA
    @Selichan42_SA Před 6 lety +3

    wow i love watching this six days before the AP exam

  • @lilybetgates9332
    @lilybetgates9332 Před rokem +1

    literally just watched his insta "official remission" video and opened this
    I think I might cry I loved CC so much growing up and love him as a creator so much now

  • @alligrim
    @alligrim Před 10 lety +14

    Your videos have always been awesome, but now they're also getting me an A in Honors Biology! Thanks, Hank! :)

  • @titansforever1375
    @titansforever1375 Před 9 lety +43

    Man this dude talks really quick

    • @airro3672
      @airro3672 Před 8 lety +10

      That's why it's called crash course

    • @AdityaFingerstyle
      @AdityaFingerstyle Před 7 lety +2

      Not Really

    • @headq100
      @headq100 Před 6 lety +4

      LMAO right? i think its also the editing tho, they're like omg!!! half a second without him talking!!!! cut that frame out!

  • @brionyderbyshire3391
    @brionyderbyshire3391 Před 5 lety +3

    I'm currently doing A level biology and I struggle with a couple of learning difficulties so I usually have to constantly learn something over and over until it sticks but with your videos you make it so clear to understand how science works, you've helped me a lot over the year so thank you! I'll probably need you when I go uni too!

  • @lloyenscotland2820
    @lloyenscotland2820 Před 7 lety

    that picture with the many holes just raised up my TRIPPOPHOBIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @vijayalakshmi-sg6sp
    @vijayalakshmi-sg6sp Před 8 lety +69

    r u breathing while talking? ....crazy

    • @squipy184
      @squipy184 Před 7 lety +4

      Thats why there are breaks in the video probably ahaha

  • @reesesosa1499
    @reesesosa1499 Před 8 lety +3

    thank you

  • @FairyofWhatever
    @FairyofWhatever Před 9 lety +5

    I love how excited he seems about everything! It really helps me to stay focused on what's being said. The best guy I found for Economics on CZcams literally puts me to sleep. Hank's a life saver, thanks!

  • @williusethis
    @williusethis Před 11 lety

    I had a 200 term word to definition matching assignment for my environmental science class over break. One of the definitions was "a cycle with no atmospheric component" and I was completely stumped. God bless crash course.

  • @sanar3246
    @sanar3246 Před 5 lety

    he explains things in a way that instantly gets absorbed in my head... he is good...VERY GOOD!!!

  • @loveh6094
    @loveh6094 Před 7 lety +7

    You guys are life-savers, seriously Bio is not an easy subject for me and you guys make it actually understandable! Thank you lots, the A's that I have gotten are because of you guys.

  • @czrboo
    @czrboo Před 6 lety +1

    *Throws my textbook away, opens my iPad and starts watching Hank, wishing he was my teacher*
    .-.

  • @davidcamposbrandao2215

    Hank I have an exam tomorrow on this. Thank you again for this past 5 years. Saving the day

  • @rohanrao5513
    @rohanrao5513 Před 10 lety +1

    Thnx it really helped

  • @johnhartney7576
    @johnhartney7576 Před 4 lety

    Thank God for Hank and CrashCourse!

  • @jessicajang5960
    @jessicajang5960 Před 8 lety +1

    For the nitrogen cycle, can plants (not only legumes but also other plants) use ammonia to grow? Cause I learned that the n-fixing bacteria converts N2 into ammonium and then other bacterias convert that into nitrites then nitrates through further nitrification and that is when the plants can use the nitrates in order to grow.

  • @timeorspace
    @timeorspace Před 11 lety +1

    Thank you! This summary is very powerful, and saved me an hour of textbook reading. I appreciate the enthusiastic and tasteful real world applications of this theory.

  • @inogeni
    @inogeni Před 11 lety +1

    You're on CZcams, never alone! :D
    Happy New Year!

  • @elaineopal
    @elaineopal Před 9 lety +1

    Thank you! You helped me study for finals!

  • @davidcrazy101
    @davidcrazy101 Před 9 lety +25

    Thumbs up if you have to watch this video for school

  • @Dragonmother52
    @Dragonmother52 Před 10 lety +2

    Great video! Myccohrizae also make phosphorous available, and they are awesome...don't forget them!

  • @Steve0III
    @Steve0III Před 11 lety

    I just finished my study session for a half an hour break with nothing to do. And this shows up, right on the dot. Huzzah! Boredom held off for a bit. :D

  • @TanyaKatherine
    @TanyaKatherine Před 9 lety +1

    writing a paper on this! Thanks this helped a lot!

  • @andrewjustin256
    @andrewjustin256 Před rokem

    Along with bacteria and symbionts, kudos to the one who created this entire intricately complicated process!!!

  • @vesabarileva9001
    @vesabarileva9001 Před 6 lety +1

    This is so entertaining and educating. It's way more fun than science class at school and here I actually learn so much in one video that just as a comparison, at school it would be a month worth of boring classes from textbook. Thanks!! :)

  • @zgeks5gd7
    @zgeks5gd7 Před 11 lety +1

    thanks Hank, once again you've saved my project (and also aided my procrastination level xD) your videos are so concise, and yet mange to effectively condense a month of teachings into a few minutes.

  • @sportsport1654
    @sportsport1654 Před 5 lety

    I don't how is that possible but you are the only who doesn't make me sleep on this topics

  • @hixsongarren
    @hixsongarren Před 11 lety

    i just played trivia last night and many of the questions in a round about the human body i got because i watched crashcourse biology, so............ thanks!

  • @jonpro15
    @jonpro15 Před 9 lety

    Watching this in class LIVE!

  • @vasEnterprise
    @vasEnterprise Před 11 lety +3

    Anyone else spending New Years alone on CZcams?

  • @foreverwantingpie
    @foreverwantingpie Před 11 lety

    I like that I ended the year and started the next looking at Hank's face. It is telling of me.

  • @Gallifreak
    @Gallifreak Před 11 lety

    Thankyou so much. My exam is in ten days, you have no idea how much I needed this

  • @lauralou4594
    @lauralou4594 Před 10 lety +2

    You bring joy to my life

  • @zavvax
    @zavvax Před 11 lety

    I wish you were my science teacher. I picked up more in ten minute here than a month in school

  • @bk7962
    @bk7962 Před 7 lety

    I HAVE AN EXAM TOMORROW AND YOU, SIR, ARE MY SAVIOUR

  • @alpal7322
    @alpal7322 Před 8 lety

    these videos are my saving grace

  • @3Authoress
    @3Authoress Před 9 lety

    I've been an avid follower of SciShow and its extensions so imagine my pleasant surprise when I found out my biology professor decided to use several of these CrashCourse videos as part of her class. CZcams and Science. Beautiful.

  • @skullface215
    @skullface215 Před 11 lety

    Using CrashCourse to study for the AP Environmental AP exam tomorrow!! Thanks Hank!

  • @neelpatel202
    @neelpatel202 Před 8 lety +3

    Reallly nice explanation thankyou

  • @cassidyrich6591
    @cassidyrich6591 Před 6 lety

    Bless this man for helping me pass mid-terms

  • @bromaciaolaf5368
    @bromaciaolaf5368 Před 11 lety

    "Nitrogen is awesome and everywhere... and elusive and deserving of your respect."
    That summarizes my love life.

  • @dylanlutchman8426
    @dylanlutchman8426 Před 7 lety +3

    wow thank u crash course...well
    Hank thank u so much
    soon i'll have A-level exams that this info will come in handy :)

  • @kimberlycaritas
    @kimberlycaritas Před 9 lety

    Hank, it's thanks to you and John that I've passed my science and history classes. Thank you so much for my great sophomore year! My Biology and World History finals await next week, but thanks to you I'm pretty confident. :)

  • @vanessabitar10
    @vanessabitar10 Před 8 lety +5

    Hank you splain it really good, but why you aren't using a cicle graphic? an animaded cicle crash course style would be really usefull for this video :/

  • @zionlouding7278
    @zionlouding7278 Před 10 lety +3

    cool

  • @benjaminleyer2555
    @benjaminleyer2555 Před 11 lety

    I'm glad I knew all about the Nitrogen cycle due to keeping aquariums for most of my adult life! I'm not so dumb after all!

  • @feldinho
    @feldinho Před 11 lety

    in portuguese we also use "legumes" as a general term for "vegetables". for most people (at least here in Brazil), legumes are corn, carrots, potatoes and anything else that is vegetable appart from rice, beans (a real legume) or a leaf (those are "verduras").

  • @beccaviljoen
    @beccaviljoen Před 6 lety

    Thanks, Hank, for teaching me what our terrible susbstitute couldn't.

  • @97elizabethv
    @97elizabethv Před 11 lety

    I'm studying for the AP exam and all I'm seeing is acts, laws and treaties... a Crash Course would be helpful! :)

  • @waywardplanet
    @waywardplanet Před 5 lety

    thank you for making this stuff not boring at all anymore

  • @GilJBH
    @GilJBH Před 11 lety

    nitrogen is an element, which means that it has a specific identity determined by its number of protons. if you changed that number, by adding or removing protons, it'd stop being N and become something else.
    when you triple-bind two atoms of N you get one N2 molecule (called 'molecular nitrogen'). The common, vernacular name for N2 is 'nitrogen gas'.
    It is analogous to oxygen, O, which when double-bound to another O becomes O2 ('molecular oxygen', vernacular 'oxygen gas' or simply 'oxygen').

  • @emile8197
    @emile8197 Před 8 lety

    It is also worth mentioning that there are newly discovered fluxes in the nitrogen cycle. One is called Anammox where bacteria combine ammonium and nitrate together to form diatomic nitrogen that goes back into the atmosphere. DNRA (Desimilatory Nitrate Reduction to Ammonium) is another process where bacteria converts the nitrates into ammonium. DNRA recycles the nitrogen in the soil whereas denitrification releases the nitrogen into the atmosphere. Anammox can combine the the ammonium with the nitrates and releases the nitrogen into the atmosphere.
    Thus, there are four pathways after nitrification: Assimilation (plant uptake), denitrification, DNRA, and anammox.

  • @keonablanks6721
    @keonablanks6721 Před 5 lety

    I recommend that you viewers have images of the two cycles on different tabs so you can follow along.

  • @MollyBlueDawn
    @MollyBlueDawn Před 11 lety

    I find my self sitting here being ridiculously excited by all the neat stuff that bacteria is doing all around me and within me right now!

  • @abcdoetmee
    @abcdoetmee Před 7 lety

    thank you!! exams are comming up and it is possible that you just saved me

  • @ShakilAhmed-kf5nd
    @ShakilAhmed-kf5nd Před 11 lety

    "Thanks bacteria! We owe you one" is bye far one of the best things I've ever heard

  • @livicharette6296
    @livicharette6296 Před 11 lety

    this channel does exactly what it says crash course. Saving me from staying up all night studying the phosphorus cycle

  • @strawbyrri2105
    @strawbyrri2105 Před 8 lety

    I'm doing this for extra credit in science and this is entertaining and very informational..!

  • @daisydee2977
    @daisydee2977 Před 4 lety +1

    Huge thank you to everyone involved in this! Amber, Peter, Michael, Nick, Jesslyn, Hank, Blake, and Brandon, youève all done a wonderful job making this entertaining and informative!

  • @Arithorath
    @Arithorath Před 11 lety

    As a marine reef aquarist, I am extra fascinated by this episode.

  • @tarkantakil4719
    @tarkantakil4719 Před 11 lety

    Thank you for your input. None of us have ever heard of vsause.

  • @dingdingdingdiiiiing
    @dingdingdingdiiiiing Před 11 lety

    this needs alot more love

  • @millie1594
    @millie1594 Před 7 lety

    You are saving my A level grades for environmental studies

  • @Rediahazz
    @Rediahazz Před 10 lety +1

    Thanks. Helped me with my homework!

  • @jibrielguyon849
    @jibrielguyon849 Před 10 lety

    Where were you when I was in high school! quick easy to understand if I have a question I can just google it.

  • @stefanie9072
    @stefanie9072 Před 7 lety

    Thank the heavens for this channel

  • @Ashakat42
    @Ashakat42 Před 11 lety

    Plants can "fix" nitrogen in the soil turning nitrogen gas into nitrates or nitrates from animal waste. We also now have industrial means to do this.