nitrogen cycle

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What % of the air is made of nitrogen?

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78%

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Is the nitrogen in the atmosphere in the right form for living things to use?

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False

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What can transform nitrogen in the atmosphere into a usable form of nitrogen?

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lightning

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What is the role of denitrifying bacteria?

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change nitrate back into nitrogen gas

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Round structures on the roots of certain plants

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nodules

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What is the role of decomposing bacteria in the nitrogen cycle?

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Return the nitrogen compounds to the soil

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Which nitrogen cycle process is occurring when plant roots absorb ammonium ions and nitrate ions for use in making molecules such as DNA, amino acids, and proteins?

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assimilation

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Which nitrogen cycle process is occurring when bacteria convert ammonium to nitrite and then into nitrate?

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nitrification

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Which nitrogen cycle process is occurring when nitrogen in plant or animal protein is converted to ammonium?

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ammonification

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Which of these correctly shows the reservoirs where most of Earth's carbon atoms and nitrogen atoms are residing at any given time?

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