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Nitrogen Cycle
Key terms for nitrogen cycle
Term | Definition |
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Mining and drilling | the two processes used to collect fossil fuels from deep under ground |
gas exchange | CO2 moves between the atmosphere and water |
Ways animal lose its carbon | through respiration, waste and decomposition |
job of lightening and bacteria | converts atmospheric nitrogen into nitrates and ammonia |
N2 | chemical formula for Atmospheric nitrogen |
nitrates and ammonia | nitrogen compound needed by both plants and animals. |
respiration | C6H12O6 is converted into CO2 |
Nitrates (NO3) and ammonia | usable forms of nitrogen by plants |