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Why do bacteria play a role in the nitrogen cycle?
Some bacteria have the ability to "fix" nitrogen, that is they can utilize gaseous (atmospheric) nitrogen to produce organic compounds. (They can all break down compounds to free nitrogen too.)
What bacteria in the soil can change nitrogen compounds into?
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How is the element nitrogen N in nitrogen compounds in soil released back to the air?
denitrifying bacteria For a fuller exposition see wikipedia for 'nitrogen cycle'.
A chemical is spilled in a grassy area. The chemical has been known to kill all bacteria that live in the soil. How will this most likely affect the area?
The flowers will not grow as well because bacteria are needed to fix nitrogen.
What is the process by which bacteria use enzymes to convert nitrogen into ammonia called?
the answer is "nitrogen fixation" because nitrogen fixation is The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into compounds, such as ammonia, by natural agencies or various industrial processes.Read more: nitrogen-fixation
Term for any bacteria that converts nitrogen into nitrogen compounds?
The term for bacteria that convert nitrogen into nitrogen compounds is nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
What bacteria convert nitrites into nitrates?
Nitrogen fixation occurs in1 free living bacteria and archaea e.g. Azotobacter, Klebsiella, Clostridium, and Methanococcus,2 bacteria living in symbiotic association with plants such as legumes e.g. Rhizobium3 cyanobacteria e.g. Nostoc, Anabaena, and Trichodesmia.
What converts nitrogen in the nitrogen cycle?
okay heres the nitrogen cycle nitrogen from atmosphere it taken in by 1)lightning( its energy causes nitrogen to react with oxygen n rain to the soil) 2)nitrogen- fixing bacteria in nodules ( plant roots which take it directly form the atmosphere ) NITROGEN FROM SOIL to organisms 1)nitrogen fixing bacteria in soil - breakdown of dead plants n animals releases nitrogen to the soil 2)fertilizers - which contain nitrogen compounds eg NPK OR natural fertilizers i,e dead plants n animals release nitrogen , animal urine and faeces release nitrogen as well to the soil 3)nitrogen fixing bacteria in nodules get nitrogen from its compounds in the soil 4)nitrifying bacteria - converts compounds of ammonia into nitrates .. for the plant nodules NITROGEN TO ATMOSPHERE 1) denitrifying bacteria in soil - changes nitrates to nitrogen gas and its released back to the atmosphere
What converts nitrogen into a usable substance during the nitrogen cycle?
I believe it is a nitrogen-fixing bacteria
What do you call the conversion of nitrogen gas into nitrogen compounds by bacteria?
Nitrogen fixation.
What organisms are responsible for producing nitrogen compounds?
nitrogen fixing bacteria
What nitrogen compounds can bacteria make?
I have no idea what the answer is.
Some types of bacteria from nitrogen compounds in the soil?
Nitrogen fixation
What organism is responsible for changing nitrogen gas into nitrogen into solid nitrogen compounds?
Chemoautotrophs like Nitrogen fixing bacteria
What is the function of nitrifying bacteria?
Nitrifying bacteria converts ammonia compounds into nitrites and nitrates while denitrifying converts the nitrates into atmospheric nitrogen gas. It is confusing as at first I thought that the denitrifying bacteria would convert the nitrates into ammonia, but that is wrong. Denitrification is the opposite to nitrogen fixation, not nitrification.
The process of converting nitrogen into nitrogen compounds by bacteria is called What?
diazotrophs.
Why is bacteria important to the nitrogen cycle?
bacteria in root fixes free nitrogen ito simple compounds
