ECOLOGY
CHEMICAL CYCLES
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Question
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Bacteria break down ____ containing compounds to form ammonia.
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Carbon
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Oxygen
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Nitrogen
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Phosphorus
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Anammox bacteria oxidize ammonia by using nitrite as the electron acceptor to produce gaseous nitrogen (Figure 6).
Detailed explanation-2: -Nitrifying bacteria in the soil convert ammonia into nitrite (NO2-) and then into nitrate (NO3-). This process is called nitrification. Compounds such as nitrate, nitrite, ammonia and ammonium can be taken up from soils by plants and then used in the formation of plant and animal proteins.
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