Nutrient Cycle Definitions

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Deamination
when excess amino acids are broken down to make nitrogen-containing urea

(takes place in the liver w/ the removal of the amino group, rest of mol is used in respiration)
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Obligate anaerobe
a bacteria that requires the absence

of oxygen to survive
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Nitrogen-fixation
The chemical process by which atmospheric nitrogen is assimilated into organic compounds
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Nitrification
The process by which nitrifying bacteria use oxygen to change compounds of nitrogen into nitrates
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Denitrification
The reduction of nitrates into atmospheric nitrogen by denitrifying bacteria
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a bacteria that requires the absence

of oxygen to survive

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Obligate anaerobe

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The chemical process by which atmospheric nitrogen is assimilated into organic compounds

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The process by which nitrifying bacteria use oxygen to change compounds of nitrogen into nitrates

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The reduction of nitrates into atmospheric nitrogen by denitrifying bacteria

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