When nitrogen is inhaled at high pressure (over 4 atmospheres) in organism is the cause of nitrogen narcosis.
By lightening and by nitrogen fixing bacteria in the roots of certain plants (eg the legumes).
Free nitrogen is in the air but fixed nitrogen is in the soil.
Bacteria are the only organisms that can convert nitrogen into a usable form. Diazotroph or nitrogen-fixing bacteria are types of bacteria that perform this ability.
OK well free nitrogen is fixed by bacteria that live in the soil. some bacteria live in nodules, or bumps , on certain plant roots. the bacteria get food from the plants, and plants absorb fixed nitrogen from the bacteria. animals get nitrogen by eating plants or by eating prey that have eaten plants. fixed nitrogen may enter the soil in other ways too. a small amount of free nitrogen in the air by lighting. it is carried to the ground by rainfall. fixed nitrogen also enters the soil because of decomposers. decomposers break down dead organisms, and fixed nitrogen is released in the soil. the fixed nitrogen can be absorbed by plant roots.
A dead organisms nitrogen rich compounds are taken in by decomposers or are released back into the environment. The compounds are either recycled again by soil micro-organisms or are converted by detrifying bacteria back into nitrogen gas.Answer this question…
They cannot get the nitrogen they need from the atmospheric supply. WHat?
YES!
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Since the air around you is about 78% nitrogen gas, you might think it would be easy for organisms to retrieve nitrogen easily. However, most organisms cannot use nitrogen gas. Nitrogen gas is called "free" nitrogen because it's not combined with other atoms. Most organisms can use nitrogen only when it has been combined with other elements to form nitrogen-containing compounds. So, is that the answer you were looking for (possibly for homework)?
Atmospheric nitrogen fixation is the process where nitrogen is converted into ammonia. Without nitrogen, organisms couldn't grow, and organisms need nitrogen more than anything to grow.
why are you looking this up the answer it is yes because what is nitrogen going to do try to get air and then its is going to be all like sorry nitrogen I'm off limits!
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria
All living organisms require nitrogen to grow. All organisms require nitrogen to make amino, acids, which in turn are used to build proteins.
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Many living organisms may feed on other organisms that have died. Eventually bacteria free the nitrogren in proteins to the atmosphere.
By lightening and by nitrogen fixing bacteria in the roots of certain plants (eg the legumes).
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria