Nitrogen Cycle

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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 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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Which nitrogen cycle process is occurring when nitrogen in plant or animal protein is converted to ammonium? Options: nitrogen fixation, nitrification, denitrification, ammonification, assimilation

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ammonification

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Nitrogen molecules present in the atmosphere: NH₃, NH₄⁺, NO₃^-, N₂

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N₂

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Which nitrogen cycle process converts atmospheric nitrogen to a soil form usable by plants?

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nitrogen fixation

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What nitrogen cycle process takes place when deciduous trees shed their leaves and specialized soil bacteria consume the leaf material for energy, returning some of the leaf nitrogen to the soil?

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ammonification

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According to this diagram, plants use nitrogen to make _________________________

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proteins

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What is the process of combining nitrogen gas with other elements to make nitrogen into usable compounds?

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nitrogen fixation

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How much of the atmosphere is composed of nitrogen gas?

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78%