Nitrogen Cycle Flashcards
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Nitrogen cycle
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Starts in atmosphere/ transfer to plants by lighting or bacteria/ bacteria combined enzyme combining nitrogen and hydrogen to produce ammonia/ plants absorb through roots/ animals eat plants/ animal waste gives ammonia to soil/ ammonia creates nitrates and nitrites through soil living bacteria/ nitrates and nitrates return to atmosphere through bacteria
Atmosphere/ bacteria or lighting/ nitrogen+hydrogen= ammonia/ plants and animals/ return to soil/ nitrates nitrites/ bacteria/ atmosphere