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Nitrogenous compouns can be added to soil via:
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- Fertilisers
- Weathering of rocks - Acid rain - Lightining |
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When taken up, nitrogenous compounds are __
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Assimilated
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Examples of assimilation are assimilating into
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-Lignin
-Chlorophyll |
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Herbivors obtain nitrogen via
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Eating plants
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Carnivores obtain nitrogen by
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eating herbivors or other carnivors
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Nitrogen fixation is the conversion of
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Nitrogen gas into ammonia.
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Bacteria that fix nitrogen such as:
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RHIZOBIUM - Root nodules of leguminous plants
AZOTOBACTER - Aerated Soil CLOSTRIDIUM - Anaerobic soils |
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Bacteria that converts ammonia -> nitrate =
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NITROSOMONAS
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Bacteria that converts ammobina to Nitrate --> Nitrate ions
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NITROBACTER
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