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Why are tiny bacteria so important in these cycles?

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They help decompose decaying matter and help digest food in guts of animals (prebiotics/probiotics)
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Bacteria are essential in cycling the nutrients back into the soil for plants to use, and cycling nitrogen back into the atmosphere. Nitrogen is found everywhere in the world, including animal waste, the atmosphere, and decaying matter.

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