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Nitrogen Cycle
Key terms for nitrogen cycle
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |