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What converts nitrogen from a form that can be assimilated by plants to N2.?
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∙ 9y ago
it is bacteria and lightening or decomposers, not sure. I am doing the same Biology homework crap that Ms. elliot signed to all the students over break. i am looking for the same answer i think decomposers is the answer. its the one that makes most sense. :D
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoNitrifying Bacteria convert free atmospheric nitrogen into compounds such as nitrates and ammonia. This nitrogen can be assimilated by plants. Root nodules containing nitrifying bacteria in leguminous plants are best example of this conversion.
Nitrifying bacteria convert free nitrogen from the air in nitrate and ammonia. The nitrogen in the compound form is taken up by the plants. Nitrifying bacteria are present in the root nodules of leguminous plants. Some soil bacteria are also doing this job exogenously.
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∙ 9y agoNitrifying Bacteria convert free atmospheric nitrogen into compounds such as nitrates and ammonia. This nitrogen can be assimilated by plants. Root nodules containing nitrifying bacteria in leguminous plants are best example of this conversion.
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∙ 9y agoNitrifying bacteria convert free nitrogen from the air in nitrate and ammonia. The nitrogen in the compound form is taken up by the plants. Nitrifying bacteria are present in the root nodules of leguminous plants. Some soil bacteria are also doing this job exogenously.
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What is nitrogen fixation and why are bacteria crucial to this cycle of life?
The air is about 80% nitrogen- but cannot be used by plants for food. Nitrogen fixing bacteria transform nitrogen in the air to nitrogen in the soil that plants CAN use- resulting in greatly improved plant growth, and more fertile soil.
How does bacteria benefit plants?
Nitrogen fixing bacteria are important for plants as they can convert Nitrogen from the air into Nitrates in the soil which the plant can then use. Legumes have nodules on their roots to provide a suitable habitat for them.
How do plants and microbes interact in mutually beneficial ways?
Some Bacteria fix nitrogen from the air and give it to plants, others degrade complex organic compound into inorganic elements which are taken by the plants; in return plants synthesize organic compounds used by bacteria for energy. Bacteria associated with plants to fix nitrogen and benefited by the plants for space and energy are called symbiotic bacteria.
What does a generator do in a scientific defenition?
Generator in scientific definition is a machine that converts one form of energy into another. This is taught in science.
What would the world be like without air?
Without air, we would not be able to live, We would try to breathe in oxygen but there would be none there so we would shrivel up and die, just like in space, that's why astronauts wear space suits so they can breathe.
How does nitrogen fixation help plants?
Because it converts nitrogen into a form plants can use.
What can convert nitrogen in the air into a form plants can use?
Nitrogen fixing bacteria along and on the roots of plants converts gaseous nitrogen into a form that plants can absorb.
How does fixation help plants?
Because it converts nitrogen into a form plants can use.
Which converts nitrogen from air into a form plants use?
mycorrhizae
What converts nitrogen in the air to help form plants?
Plants called legumes. Actually it is the bacteria that reside in nodules contained in the legume's roots that perform the 'nitrogen fixation' biochemical process.
Why is nitrogen a limiting nutrient?
This is because the particular form of nitrogen found in air “nitrogen gas“ cannot be assimilated by most organisms. For example, “Nitrogen nutrients are water-soluble and as a result they are easily drained away”, so that they are no longer available for plants.
What process involves the capture and conversion of nitrogen into a form usable by plants?
Nitrifying bacteria can convert atmospheric nitrogen in to nitrates that plants can use in the soil. That is why leguminous plants having these micro-organisms in the nodules enrich the soil for nitrogen deficiency.
What chemical form is nitrogen obtained by plants?
Nitrogen is obtained by the plants in the mineral form.
How do plats get nitrogen they need?
The plant source of Nitrogen is Nitrate. Plants acquire nitrate through the Nitrogen Cycle. Atmospheric Nitrogen is absorbed by Nitrogen-fixing bacteria. The bacteria produce Ammonia which becomes Nitrite. Nitrite becomes Nitrate, the usable form of Nitrogen for plants. Nitrate is assimilated and absorbed by plants. Plants produce amino acids and proteins that are consumed in the food chain. Whatever consumes the proteins and amino acids will eventually die and the decomposition produces ammonia which turns into the atmospheric Nitrogen at the beginning of the cycle.
Which event breaks down the nitrogen in the atmosphere and converts it to a form that can be used by plants and animals?
Nitrogen fixation is how atmospheric nitrogen is processed. This occurs during lightning strikes but mainly is processed by diazotrophs, or free living bacteria with nitrogenase.
What kind of organism converts nitrogen into a usable form of plants?
Bacteria
When there is not enough nitrogen in the atmosphere for plants how do the plants get it?
Plants do not actually get their nitrogen from the atmosphere. They get it in compounds in the soil through their roots. Some plants form symbiotic relationships with bacteria in the soil. The bacteria draw nitrogen from the air and form nitrogen compounds. The plants can then use the nitrogen.
