Nitrogen cycle

The 2016 BEST Robotics competition, Bet the Farm, is all about implementing new ways to produce crops. Thanks to modern technology, there is more than one way to grow vegetables. After receiving the challenge from BEST Robotics that included the lettuce and tomato hydroponic stand, one question plagued many of the team members ' minds. What is hydroponics? It is the technique of growing vegetation without soil. This process is rich in history and science, and is important to the Kansas…

Since the beginning of human civilization, agriculture has been a driving factor in the development of humankind. Starting with the first major civilization, Mesopotamia created an advanced society based on its agriculture techniques. The Mesopotamians developed many important farming techniques that allowed their society to strive. One of these techniques developed was the wooden plow. This was an environmentally friendly technique that allowed the Mesopotamians to grow various crops helping…

Every golf player knows that is very important to take care of the golf course in order to increase the efficiency of the game. Since the grass and others shrubs grow, the putting surface can be seriously affected, so you have to make your best to maintain a proper golf course every time you play your favorite game. Here are some tips that will help you have the best golf course, so you can enjoy playing golf with no restrictions whatsoever. Lawn The Golf Course on a Regular Basis Cutting the…

In the Monster Who Fed the World you learn about a German Jew named Fritz Haber. Haber was a genius chemist who learned how to take nitrogen out of the air and turn it into a liquid form to contain to use for fertilizer to help grow food for the overpopulated German nation and later the world. Unfortunately, some things and most things can have good and bad uses. Fritz Haber was born on December 9th, 1868. He was the son of a Jewish merchant in a small town. He had all ways longed for a better…

Norbert Rillieux is a famous engineer that was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the son of plantation owner Vincent Rillieux and slave Constance Vivant on March 17, 2015. His father was a very wealth white inventor, as a plantation owner, that designed a steam-powered press to bail cotton. Rillieux began his education in a Catholic school system in New Orleans and was eventually sent to Paris to further his education. At a young age he began to admire his father’s work and decided that he…

This test is performed on organisms to see if it has the enzymes to reduce the Nitrate to Nitrite. To run the test, it will require using two colorless chemicals (so make sure you are paying attention) that will either change the color of the organism by the interaction of the new chemicals with the enzymes found in the unknown organism. So, if the organism has the capability to reduce the nitrate to nitrite the solution in the test tube will turn red almost immediately and the organism is…

Nitrogen Script Shea: The indicator we chose for this project was Nitrogen. Anjuna: Nitrogen is a chemical found in fertilizers, air pollution, factories, homes, and septic tanks. It dissolves in the run off and becomes part of the Chesapeake Bay. Then it feeds algae, which blocks sunlight from plants and animals then during decomposition, creates dead zones that steal the oxygen from the plants and animals. It kills the animals and plants which disturbs the ecosystem. If more dead zones…

His company assigned Plunkett to research and work on synthesizing various new forms of refrigerants, like ammonia and sulfur dioxide. Ammonia (NH3) is one of the most commonly produced industrial chemicals in the United States. It is used in industry and commerce, and also exists naturally in humans and in the environment. The problem is that during that time ammonia was used in most refrigerators, and it was toxic and many food-industry workers died. His team worked very hard and researched…

Savannah at High Park 1. The upper ravine slope of High Park’s oak savannahs consist primarily of black and white oak, shrubs, wildflowers, and grasses. These ecosystems also have very dry and sandy soil, which has caused the oaks to adapt to low soil nitrogen availability levels. Furthermore, the plants found in these savannahs are dependent on frequent fires to clear out the invasive species so they do not have to compete for light and also to sustain their open canopies. This causes less…

The words nutrient and nourish are both derived from the Latin word nūtrīre which means ‘to feed, nurse, support and preserve.’ In other words, it’s really important to nourish your body with the right nutrients to support and preserve your health. While plants get their nutrients from the soil, we get ours from the foods we eat. Yet many of us don’t consider whether or not the foods we put into our bodies are full of healthful nutrients or not. We’re more concerned with taste and if we can…