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How are the process of nitrogen fixation and denitrification different?
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∙ 10y ago
nitrification= it is the conversion of ammonia first into nitrites then into nitrates by nitrifying bacteria.
dentrification=it is the conversion of nitrites and nitrates into free nitrogen.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoNitrification is the biological oxidation of ammonia with oxygen into nitrite followed by the oxidation of these nitrites into nitrates - carried out in soil by the action of nitrifying bacteria on decaying organic matter.
Nitrogen fixation is the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into compounds, such as ammonia, by natural agencies or various industrial processes - eg. Rhizobium bacteria in the root nodules of legumes fix atmospheric nitrogen.
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∙ 8y agoNitrogen fixation is one part of the cycle: the part where nitrogen from the atmosphere in converted to nitrogen compounds by organisms. The other parts are the transfer of nitrogen compounds from one organism to another (the food chain) and the return of nitrogen to the atmosphere.
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∙ 15y agoNitrogen fixation converts nitrogen gas into ammonia, but denitrification converts nitrates into nitrogen gas. So i guess denitrification must first occur for nitrogen fixation to happen.
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∙ 10y agoone is bigger and stronger then the other one
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∙ 8y agoN fixing bacteria turn N into NO3- .Denitrifyingbacteria turn them back to N2
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∙ 11y agothey differ in cycle
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Process in which nitrogen is released into the air and soil?
Denitrification
What would happen if the bacteria that cause denitrification were removed from the nitrogen cycle?
denitrification is soil bacteria converting nitrates into nitrogen gas, is process releases nitrogen into the atmosphere. If there wasn't any bacteria, there would be no process and therefor the nitrogen wouldn't make it into the atmosphere.
Nitrogen fixation is a process that changes plant and soil into nitrogen compounds?
True
Which of the following correctly describes Nitrogen fixation?
The process of converting nitrogen in the air to nitrates.
Process of converting nitrogen gas into ammonia?
Is known as nitrogen fixation, done with the enzyme nitrogenase found in nitrogen fixing bacteria.
The conversion of nitrates to nitrogen gas by bacteria is called?
Nitrogen Fixation.
How are the process of nitrogen fixation and dinitrfication different?
Nitrogen fixation is fixing atmospheric N2 in to NO2- or NH4+. Denitrification is reducing NO3- in to N2.
Process where certain bacteria change nitrogen gas into nitrates in the soil?
denitrification
What is denitrification?
Denitrification is the process of releasing nitrogen back into the atmosphere. It may also be nitrates transforming into nitrogen.
What is the process which nitrogen returns to atmosphere?
Denitrification
What process is nitrogen returned to the atmosphere by bacteria?
The process is called denitrification.
What is the process in which nitrogen is converted into a usable form for life called?
Nitrogen Fixation -Eugene Chung
Process in which nitrogen is released into the air and soil?
Denitrification
The process of converting nitrate to nitrogen gas you?
denitrification
By what process is nitrogen returned to the atmosphere by bacteria?
The process is called denitrification.
What is a process of pulling apart an N molecule?
Nitrogen Fixation
What is the process in the nitrogen cycle by which plant roots absorb nitrates?
assimilation
