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Plants need bacteria in order to take up and use which element?
Nitrogen. Bacteria can convert or "fix" insoluable Nitrites into soluable Nitrates, which plants can absorb
What form do plants take nitrogen from soil?
In the form of nitrates and nitrites of ammonia
What are three products of nitrogen fixation?
Ammonia, nitrates, nitrites
What role would algae and plants play in an ecosystem?
Fish (like all animals) breathe in oxygen, and breathe out carbon dioxide (they use gills instead of lungs, but it's the same basic process). Meanwhile, plants ' breathe' carbon dioxide and give off oxygen that the fish need. So they have a Swap. Also, plants use the fish 'poop' as fertilizer, which keeps the water cleaner. ADDITION The plants biggest function is not Oxygen since during the night they actually use up oxygen and not CO2. The BIGGEST benifit is the removal of nitrites and nitrates which build up in the aquarium from decomposition and the fishes respiration(the gills act like kidneys and the water through osmosis removes ammonia from the gill plates) Basicly the fish breathe out ammonia. The bacteria in the tank and filter convert the ammonia to Nitrites and then in to Nitrate and the plants use the Nitrates and Nitrites as food. Water changes and filters are essential no matter how many plants you have in a tank vs how many fish.
Why does the sun need plants?
the sun doesn't need plants, plants need the sun.
Plants need bacteria in order to take up and use which element?
Nitrogen. Bacteria can convert or "fix" insoluable Nitrites into soluable Nitrates, which plants can absorb
How can N be removed from wastewater treatment?
Nitrobacter play an essential role in aquaponics. Nitrosomonas bacteria first convert ammonia into nitrites. Nitrobacter convert the nitrites into nitrates, which are readily absorbed by the plants. Read more at the link below.
What do plants use nitrites and nitrates to form?
Sometimes proteins and sometimes the nitrogenous bases in their genetic material (DNA/RNA)
What form do plants take nitrogen from soil?
In the form of nitrates and nitrites of ammonia
Why do organisms need nitrate?
Nitrates and Nitrites are used by some bacteria for energy and plants use them for protien synthesis. (for most other organisms these chemicals tend to be detrimental) Most animals do not use or need nitrate, they need nitrogen which is supplied by ingestion of plant products or animals.
How do plants get nitrogen from the soil?
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria in nodules on plant roots (legume plants; beans, peas, alfalfa) convert nitrogen in the air (ammonia) to nitrites then nitrates which is then absorbed by plants through their roots.
Are nitrates products of decomposition needed and used by plants?
Not exactly. The important product of decomposition is ammonium (NH4+). This is then converted into nitrates and nitrites by nitrifying bacteria, which is then assimilated by the root systems of plants.
What causes nitrits in urine?
According to WebMD: Nitrites. Bacteria that cause a urinary tract infection (UTI) make an enzyme that changes urinary nitrates to nitrites. Nitrites in urine show a UTI is present.
What are three products of nitrogen fixation?
Ammonia, nitrates, nitrites
What are nitrites in your your urine?
positive
Do we use nitrogen in firtilizer?
Yes, but it has to be changed to ammonia, nitrates or nitrites first. Nitrogen by itself is an inert gas which won't stay in the soil and does not interact with the soil or plants.
How nitrogen moves through the environment in the nitrogen cycle?
Plants fixate nitrogen from the air from lightning or precipitation fixation. Bacteria in the soil also fixate nitrogen in the air. Animals eat the plants and defecate or urinate as they eat. These wastes are incorporated into the soil through decomposition as organic matter. Mineralization occurs, turning the organic nitrate into ammonium. Nitrification then occurs turning the ammonium into nitrites, and another nitrification step turns nitrites to nitrates. These nitrates are absorbed by the plants and the cycle continues.
