You are here. Intellectual Property Policy. Inventions arising from federally funded research projects are required to be reported to the government agency that funded the project, per the Bayh-Dole Act (the Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act).
Ecological Cycles. Nitrogen, Carbon-Oxygen, Phosphorus, Sulfur. The Nitrogen cycle The Nitrogen Cycle Nitrogen is used by living organisms to produce a number of complex organic molecules like amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids. 78% of the worldâs atmosphere is nitrogen Despite its abundance in the atmosphere, nitrogen is often the most limiting nutrient for plant growth.
Remember, life processes are chemical processes. Everything that the cell does uses energy. The important molecule that fuels living organisms is called ATP. Organisms produce ATP by using photosynthesis or taking in (eating) organic molecules. Processing ATP also takes energy, but energy is left over for respiration and reproduction.