Difference between Nitrogen and Carbon cycle
Difference between Nitrogen cycle and Carbon cycle are in tabular form below –
No. |
Nitrogen cycle |
Carbon cycle |
1. | When the process of conversion of nitrogen between its various forms of chemical carries out through physical and biological processes then it is known as Nitrogen cycle. | A cycle where carbon travels from atmosphere into organisms and again back into atmosphere, this is known as Carbon cycle. |
2. | Nitrogen gas is present in the initiation. | Carbon dioxide gas is present in the initiation. |
3. | In the nitrogen cycle, involved elements are amphibians, mammals, birds, fish and reptiles. | In the carbon cycle, involved elements are lancelets, vertebrates and tunicates. |
4. | In the nitrogen cycle, conversion of the nitrogen takes place. | In the carbon cycle, conversion of the carbon dioxide takes place. |
5. | In the process of nitrogen cycle, microorganisms are involved. | In the process of carbon cycle, both plants and animals are involved. |
6. | Involved stages in the nitrogen cycle are nitrate assimilation, denitrification, nitrogen fixation, ammonification etc. | Involved stages in the carbon cycle are respiration, decomposition, photosynthesis and decomposition. |