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nitrogen cycle
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does most nitrogen fixation? | nitrogen-fixing bacteria |
| What is the process of recycling nitrogen through the Earth? | The nitrogen cycle |
| Where is most nitrogen stored in the earth? | in the atmosphere |
| What does some nitrogen fixation? | lightning |
| What plants to farmers grow to add nitrogen to soil? | legumes |
| Peas and beans are examples of these. | legumes |
| Nitrogen-fixing bacteria live in these (the bacteria condos!) | nodules |
| Nodules grow on these. | the roots of legumes |
| The process of changing nitrogen from a form we can use to one we cannot use. | denitrification |
| Denitrifying bacteria do this. | decay. |