AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

CHEMICAL CYCLES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the name of the process that occurs when certain bacteria obtain energy by converting nitrates into nitrogen gas?
A
denitrification
B
nitrogen fixation
C
respiration
D
decomposition
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Denitrification. Denitrification is the process that converts nitrate to nitrogen gas, thus removing bioavailable nitrogen and returning it to the atmosphere.

Detailed explanation-2: -So, the correct answer is ‘Nitrification’.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct option is D denitrification. Denitrification is the reduction of nitrate to gaseous compounds of nitrogen.

Detailed explanation-4: -ammonification: The formation of ammonia or its compounds from nitrogenous compounds, especially as a result of bacterial decomposition.

Detailed explanation-5: -Denitrification is the conversion of soil nitrate to the nitrogen gases N2O and N2 by a diverse array of bacteria that use nitrate as a terminal electron acceptor in the absence of oxygen.

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