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Q: Which bacteria convert urea to ammonia?
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Does the liver convert toxic ammonia into harmless urea?

Yes.


How do you convert urea to ammonia?

well you could add bleach, but that would just release the ammonia as a gas


How does different types of bacteria act to increase nitrate concentration in the soil?

nitrifying bacteria turns ammonia in decaying matter into nitrates as well as decomposer bacteria decomposed proteins and urea and turns them into ammonia


What converts ammonia to urea?

liver usually converts ammonia to urea


What contains to bacteria convert nitrogen into?

the ammonia is converted by bacteria into ammonium to be used again by plants and bacteria.


Is there ammonia in your friend's body?

Yes there is ammonia in human body. Most of the ammonia in body is obtained during digestion in the intestine. The bacteria break down proteins in food to form ammonia. Liver converts ammonia into urea which you urinate out.


What bacteria convert ammonia ions to nitrate ions?

Ammonium ions


Why do sharks produce urea instead of ammonia like most fish?

When it comes to fishkeeping, Urea is near enough to Ammonia to be treated the same way. They both are deadly poisons to the fish and have to be made safe naturaly by the use of Bacteria in a filter.


Which organic molecule puts extra strain on kidneys because of the effort necessary to convert ammonia to urea?

Proteins contain the majority of nitrogen in the body which is what will ultimately form urea.


What is the production of ammonia by bacteria during the decay of animal waste called?

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.


What chemical is made from ammonia that excreted in the urine?

Our liver converts ammonia into urea. This urea is excreted out in the urine.


The advantage of excreting wastes as urea rather than as ammonia is that?

Urea is less toxic than ammonia.