Nitrogen sources
What is the primary source of nitrogen in the atmosphere?
78%
What is nitrification?
The process by which ammonia is converted into nitrites (NO₂-) and then into nitrates (NO₃-) by bacteria.
How do fertilizers affect the nitrogen cycle?
Add nitrogen to the soil, which can disrupt the nitrogen cycle and lead to pollution
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Eagles
What is nitrogen fixation?
The process of converting atmospheric nitrogen (N₂) into ammonia (NH₃) by bacteria or industrial processes.
What is denitrification?
The conversion of nitrates back into nitrogen gas (N₂) by bacteria, completing the nitrogen cycle.
What should you add to an aquarium to help remove nitrates and improve the natural cycling of nitrogen
Plants
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christmas
Describe the role of legumes in the nitrogen cycle.
Legumes convert nitrogen gas into forms usable by plants
What would happen if nitrogen-fixing bacteria were destroyed by virus?
a decrease in nitrogen compounds available to organisms
Which event would most likely occur if the number of nitrogen fixing bacteria were reduced within an ecosystem?
more nitrogen gas would be released into the atmosphere
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taylor swift
What are some human activities that add nitrogen to the environment?
More fertilizer added to soil, burning of fossil fuels,
Explain the process of nitrogen fixation in detail.
Nitrogen fixation involves the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen gas into ammonia by nitrogen-fixing bacteria, which can be free-living or symbiotic with plants.
What process do microbes use to convert nitrates to nitrogen gas?
Denitrification
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Auburn
During thunderstorms, lightning causes a chemical change. What is the role of lightning?
Nitrogen is fixed in the atmosphere
What role does bacteria play in the nitrogen cycle?
Bacteria are essential for nitrogen fixation, nitrification, and denitrification, facilitating the transformation of nitrogen through various forms.
How does nitrogen in the atmosphere become beneficial to plants and eventually animals?
Nitrogen must be converted into a useful form by bacteria.
How long has Lone Star been open?
15 years