Dead remains of animals and plants are decomposed through microbial activity to produce ammonia. This event is known as :

Ammonification

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Nitrification

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Denitrification

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Symbiotic nitrogen fixation

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Solution

The correct option is A
Ammonification

Ammonification or Mineralization is performed by bacteria to convert organic nitrogen to ammonia.

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Find the mismatched pair among the following:
i. Nitrification - Nitrosomonas
ii. Ammonification - Nitrobacter
iii. Denitrification - Azotobacter
iv. Nitrogen Fixation - Nostoc

Q. Match the columns and choose the correct answer.

	I		II
(p)	Thiobacillus	(i)	Nitrogen fixation
(q)	Nitrosomonas	(ii)	Ammonification
(r)	Azotobacter	(iii)	Nitrification
(s)	Pseudomonas	(iv)	Denitrification

Q. Match the columns and choose the correct answer.

	I		II
p	Thiobacillus denitrificans	i	Nitrogen fixation
q	Nitrosomonas	ii	Ammonification
r	Azotobacter	iii	Nitrification
s	Bacillus vulgaris	iv	Denitrification

Q. The process of conversion of

N O_{3} \to N H_{3} \to N_{2}

is called _______ and is done by

Q. Which of the following processes releases nitrogen back into the atmosphere?
I. Nitrification
II. Denitrification
Ill. Nitrogen fixation

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Dead remains of animals and plants are decomposed through microbial activity to produce ammonia. This event is known as :

The correct option is A Ammonification Ammonification or Mineralization is performed by bacteria to convert organic nitrogen to ammonia.

The correct option is A
Ammonification

Ammonification or Mineralization is performed by bacteria to convert organic nitrogen to ammonia.