Recycling in Ecosystems

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Burning of fossil fuels to release carbon into the air
combustion
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Process in which carbon is returned to the air via the release of CO2
respiration
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How carbon moves through the living and non living environment
carbon cycle
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Process in which nitrogen gas in the atmosphere is turned into ammonia
nitrogen fixation
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Location in which Rhizobium is found
root nodules
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Where Azotobacter is found
soil
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Process by which nitrogen compounds from dead organisms are turned into ammonia by decomposers, which goes on to from ammonium ions
ammonification
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Process by which ammonium ions in the soil are changed into nitrogen compounds that can be used by plants
nitrification
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Nitrifying bacteria that changes ammonium ions into nitrites
nitrosomonas
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Nitrifying bacteria that changes nitrites into nitrates
nitrobacter
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Process in which nitrates are converted into nitrogen gas
denitrification
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