This nutrient is cycled between living things and the soil. plants absorb this nutrient from the soil and turn it into organic compounds through assimilation. animals eats the plants and pass the nutrient through the food chain from one organism to another. when the animal dies, it decomposes and returns the nutrient back to the soil. the nutrient can also enter the soil through weathering and erosion. whats the meaning

Even though the ostrich is a flightless bird, ostriches still possess wings that stretch approximately two meters across when fully extended. scientists speculate that when dinosaurs became extinct, some of the birds that lived during that time became land dwellers since they were able to consume the food that the dinosaurs once ate. over time, these species grew larger and heavier. eventually, the ostrich species became too big to fly. the wings found on ostriches are known as a. analogous structures. b. homologous structures. c. vestigial structures. d. symmetrical structures.