Nitrogen Cycle
Major processes in the nitrogen cycle
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- Created on: 06-05-12 18:12
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2. what is carried out by some micro-organisms during nitrogen fixation
- ammonification of dead organic matter
- nitrogen is chemically reduced to ammonia
- nitrate ions are chemically reduced to nitrogen
- nirite ions are oxidised to nitrate ions
3. Where is nitrogen found in plants and animals
- proteins
- vacuole
- cell wall
- nucleus
4. What does nitrification involve?
- oxidation of ammonium ions to nitrites
- nitrate ions chemically reduced to nitrogen
- nitrogen chemically reduced to ammonia
- nitrite ions chemically reduced to bacteria
5. What does denitrification involve
- chemical reduction of nirtogen to ammonium ions
- chemical reduction of nitrates to nitrogen
- oxidation of nirtogen to nitrogen oxides
- ammonification of dead organic matter
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