1. ELEMENTS & HEALTH
PROJECT
Created by: Brandon Lee Quinones
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2. THE NITROGEN CYCLE
THE SULFUR CYCLE

3. NITROGEN
 A) HOW DO HUMANS INGEST
IT?
 HUMANS INGEST NITROGEN
THROUGH EATING PLANTS AND
ANIMALS. NITROGEN BENEFITS
THE GROUND, EARTH WORMS EAT
AND FERTILIZED THE DIRT,
PLANTS GROW, ANIMALS EAT
PLANTS. THEREFORE, WE INGEST
NITROGEN BY EATING PLANTS
AND ANIMALS.

4.  B) HOW DOES THIS ELEMENT BENEFIT
HUMANS WHEN THEY INGEST IT?
 NITROGEN BENEFITS US
BECAUSE IT MAKES
PROTEINS IN OUR
MUSCLES, SKIN, BLOOD,
HAIR,NAILS, AND DNA.

5. C) WHAT HAPPENS
TO HUMANS WHEN
THEY DO NOT INGEST
SUFFICIENT AMOUNTS
OF THAT ELEMENT?
IF HUMANS DO NOT
HAVE SUFFICIENT
AMOUNTS OF NITROGEN
THEY COULD POSSIBLY
DIE OR HAVE A LOT OF
MUSCLE PAIN.

6. D) HOW DO THESE ELEMENTS REACT
WITH EACH OTHER IN OUR BODIES?
 IF THEY REACT AT ALL THEY
REACT WITH EACH OTHER
AND GIVE LUNG DISEASES.

7. SULFUR A) HOW DO HUMANS INGEST IT?
HUMANS INGEST SULFUR BY
EATING FOOD, SUCH AS FRUITS
AND VEGETABLES

8. B) HOW DOES THIS ELEMENT
BENEFIT HUMANS WHEN THEY
INGEST IT?
IT BENEFITS HUMANS
BECAUSE IT IS EFFECTIVE TO
ARTHRITIS AND TO SKIN
DISORDERS. IT ALSO PLAYS A
VITAL ROLE IN SKIN, HAIR,
NAILS, AND JOINTS.

9. C) WHAT HAPPENS TO HUMANS WHEN
THEY DO NOT INGEST SUFFICIENT AMOUNTS
OF THAT ELEMENT?
 IF WE DO NOT GET
SUFFICIENT AMOUNTS
OF SULFUR, MUSCLES
AND BONES WILL BE
WEAK AND NOT STRONG
ENOUGH.

10. D) HOW DO THESE ELEMENTS REACT WITH
EACH OTHER IN OUR BODIES?
 They react with
each other and
give lung
disease

11. SOURCES WEBSITES
USED:
 A) LiveStrong.com
 B) Answers.com
 C) Epa.gov