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In Ecosystems. Organisms tend to get phosphorus from their local ecosystem. An  organism can also get nitrogen from its local ecosystem. Nitrogen  is added to the organism's local ecosyste â¦ m by bacteria from the  air.
Nutrient cycle in the oceans. Nutrients are components in foods that an organism uses to survive and grow. Macronutrients provide the bulk energy an organism's metabolic system needs to function while micronutrients provide the necessary cofactors for metabolism to be carried out. Both types of nutrients can be acquired from the environment. Micronutrients are used to build and repair tissues and to regulate body processes while macronutrients are converted to, and used for, energy. Methods of nutrient intake are different for plants and animals.