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The production of ammonia by bacteria during the decay of nitrogen-containing urea is called nitrogen cycle. The process of combining nitrogen gas with hydrogen to form ammonia is called nitrogen fixation.

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What is an ammonification?

transformation of ammonia from ammino acids


What is it called when bacteria convert nitrogen into ammonia?

The process you have mentioned is called nitrogen fixation. It is done by bacteria named Rhizobium Bacillus.


What needs to be in the soil to turn ammonia into nitrates?

Usually they're simply called "nitrifying bacteria".


What organisms are necessary for producing ammonia nitrates and nitrites during the nitrogen cycle?

A type of anaerobic bacteria called nitrogen fixing bacteria.


What are bacteria that live in or on plant and animal tissue without harming it called?

Symbiotic Bacteria


What cycle depends on the bacteria in these nodules?

Then cycle that depends on bacteria to convert nitrogen gas into ammonia is the nitrogen cycle. This is the part of the cycle called nitrogen fixation.


What kind of animal makes bread dough?

Not an animal; a bacteria commonly called 'yeast'.


In the nitrogen cycle bacteria combine nitrogen gas with hydrogen to form ammonia in a process called what?

You think probable to bacterial conversion.


In the nitrogen cycle bacteria combine nitrogen gas with hydrogen to form ammonia in a process called?

You think probable to bacterial conversion.


Nitrogen-fixing bacteria in soil turns nitrogen gas into water?

Nitrogen fixing bacteria turns into what is called AmmoniaAnd the ammonia is therefore turned into a form of nitrogen that can be used by plants.


What kind of bacteria is ''amoeba''?

Amoeba is not a bacteria. It comes in animal kigdom. It is unicellular organism. Such organisms are called as protozoa. It has no cell wall like bacteria do.


In the nitrogen cycle bacteria that live on the roots of plants?

change nitrogen gas into ammonia