Question

Describe the steps of the nitrogen cycle using the following terms (nitrification, nitrogen
fixation, denitrification, ammonification).

Answer 1

Answer:

• Nitrogen fixation $(N_2 \ to \ NH_3/ NH_4+ \ or\ NO_3-)$

• Nitrification $(NH_3 \ to \ NO_3-)$

• Assimilation (Incorporation of $NH_3 \ and \ NO_3-$ into biological tissues)

• Ammonification (organic nitrogen compounds to $NH_3$)

• Denitrification $(NO_3- \ to \ N_2)$

Explanation:

Nitrogen is basic to life since it is a key part of proteins and nucleic acids. Nitrogen happens in numerous structures and is persistently cycled among these structures by an assortment of microbes.

In spite of the fact that nitrogen is bounteous in the environment as diatomic nitrogen gas (N2), it is amazingly steady, and change to different structures requires a lot of vitality.