Question

Study the diagram given below and then answer the questions that follow:
(c) State how the nitrates of the soil get converted to nitrogen of the atmosphere.

Answer 1

• The nitrates of the soil get converted to nitrogen in the atmosphere by a process called denitrification.
• There are some denitrifying bacteria present in the soil, which break down the soil nitrates to release nitrogen $\left(N_2\right)$ that enters the atmosphere.