Nitrogen sources
Processes
Basics
Fun
100

What is the primary source of nitrogen in the atmosphere?

78%

100

What is nitrification?

The process by which ammonia is converted into nitrites (NO₂-) and then into nitrates (NO₃-) by bacteria.

100

How do fertilizers affect the nitrogen cycle?

Add nitrogen to the soil, which can disrupt the nitrogen cycle and lead to pollution 

100

Who won the super bowl last year?

Eagles

200

What is nitrogen fixation?

The process of converting atmospheric nitrogen (N₂) into ammonia (NH₃) by bacteria or industrial processes.

200

What is denitrification?

The conversion of nitrates back into nitrogen gas (N₂) by bacteria, completing the nitrogen cycle.

200

What should you add to an aquarium to help remove nitrates and improve the natural cycling of nitrogen 

Plants

200

What holiday is santa associated with? 

christmas

300

Describe the role of legumes in the nitrogen cycle.

Legumes convert nitrogen gas into forms usable by plants

300

What would happen if nitrogen-fixing bacteria were destroyed by virus?

a decrease in nitrogen compounds available to organisms 

300

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

300

Who is travis kelce engaged to? 

taylor swift

400

What are some human activities that add nitrogen to the environment?

More fertilizer added to soil, burning of fossil fuels, 

400

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.

400

What process do microbes use to convert nitrates to nitrogen gas?

Denitrification 

400

What is Coach Lane's favorite college team?

Auburn

500

During thunderstorms, lightning causes a chemical change. What is the role of lightning?

Nitrogen is fixed in the atmosphere

500

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.

500

How does nitrogen in the atmosphere become beneficial to plants and eventually animals?

Nitrogen must be converted into a useful form by bacteria.

500

How long has Lone Star been open?

15 years