Nitrogen Cycle Flashcards
1
Q
Azotobacter
A
Nitrogen fixing bacteria in soil
2
Q
Rhizobium
A
Nitrogen fixing bacteria in leguminous root nodules
3
Q
Nitrogen fixation
A
Where nitrogen gas in the atmosphere is turned into ammonia compounds for plants
4
Q
Ammonification
A
Where nitrogen compounds from dead organisms are turned into ammonia and ammonium ions by decomposers
5
Q
Nitrosomonas
A
Change ammonium ions into nitrites
6
Q
Nitrobacter
A
Change nitrites into nitrates
7
Q
Nitrificatiin
A
When ammonium ions in the soil are changed into nitrogen compounds for plants
8
Q
Denitrification
A
Where nitrates in soil are converted into nitrogen gas by denitrifying bacteria.
