Assertion: nitrogen | /r/CapableOf | return to the soil
Facets:
value: by decay
type: MANNER
value: ultimately
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: In this way, nitrogen is passed into the food chain and ultimately returned to the soil, water, and atmosphere by the metabolism and decay of plants and animals.
text: Nitrogen is returned to soil with excretory materials of animals and dead organisms.