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The conversion of nitrate to nitrogen is called

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nitrification
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denitrification
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ammonification
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nitrogen fixation
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Solution

The correct option is B denitrification

Denitrification is the reduction of nitrate to gaseous compounds of nitrogen. Under anaerobic conditions, some microorganisms use nitrate and other oxidized ions as a source of oxygen. For example Pseudomonas denitrificans, Thiobacillus denitrificans, Micrococcus denitrificans.


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