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Nitrogen Cycle
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Question | Answer |
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What do plants need Nitrate for? | To make protein |
What do plants and animals need protein for? | Growth & Repair |
What form of Nitrogen do plants absorb through their roots? | Nitrate |
What type of plants have root nodules? | Legumes |
Give an example of a plant with root nodules | Pea, Bean, Clover |
What type of bacteria are found in Root nodules? | Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria |
What do Nitrogen fixing bacteria do? | Convert Nitrogen gas into Nitrate. |
What do Nitrifying bacteria do? | Convert Ammonia to Nitrite to Nitrate |
What micro-organisms are decomposers? | Bacteria & Fungi |
What do decomposers do | Break organic material (Faeces or dead bodies) into Ammonia |
What type of bacteria convert Nitrogen gas into Nitrate. | Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria |
What type of Bacteria breakdown Nitrates into Nitrogen gas? | Denitrifying Bacteria |
What type of bacteria convert Ammonia to Nitrite to Nitrate | Nitrifying bacteria |
Where are Denitrifying bacteria found? | In soil (water logged) |
What group of organisms break organic material (Faeces or dead bodies) into Ammonia | The Decomposers |
What do Denitrifying bacteria do | Breakdown Nitrates into Nitrogen gas? |