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Nitrogen is released back into the atmosphere during the nitrogen cycle. This part of the cycle is called nitrogen fixation.
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How does nitrogen get from organisms back into the atmosphere?
Nitrogen used by plants and animals is returned to the atmosphere by the action of bacteria. Bacteria break down proteins to obtain energy, releasing nitrogen back into the air in the process.
How much nitrogen is in air?
The atmosphere is 78.08% Nitrogen78%70%
Which gas-in-air is the most-abundant?
Nitrogen, you can't survive on it obviously but you breath it in every day it is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere followed by oxygen I think.
By what process is nitrogen returned to the atmosphere by bacteria?
The process is called denitrification.
What is the transfer of nitrogen from air to soil to organism?
Nitrogen cycle
The nitrogen cycle may be described as nitrogen moving from the air to the soil where plant roots use it as food. when plants die nitrogen is returned to the air true or false?
false, when the plant dies in this case, nitrogen is returned to the soil
Which process returns nitrogen into the air?
decomposition, because once animals or plants die, the nitrogen is then returned to the air.
How is nitrogen returned to the atmosphere in the nitrogen?
Denitrification by bacteria
Does nitrogen contain air?
Nitrogen doesn't contain air, but the air contains Nitrogen.
How does nitrogen get from organisms back into the atmosphere?
Nitrogen used by plants and animals is returned to the atmosphere by the action of bacteria. Bacteria break down proteins to obtain energy, releasing nitrogen back into the air in the process.
Is nitrogen in air?
Yes. About 75% of air is Nitrogen.
What percentage of nitrogen is their in your air?
About 78% of air is Nitrogen.
How much nitrogen is there in the air?
There is about 78.09% of nitrogen in the air.
What is the percent if the air is nitrogen?
Our air is about 79% Nitrogen.
How much of nitrogen is in the air you breathe?
Air is 78% Nitrogen
What portion of air is Nitrogen?
78% portion of air is nitrogen.
How much nitrogen is in air?
The atmosphere is 78.08% Nitrogen78%70%
