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The process in which organic nitrogen is converted into ammonia is called _________.


A

nitrification

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nitrogen fixation

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C
nitrogenization
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D
assimilation
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Solution

The correct option is D assimilation

Organic nitrogen, i.e. nitrogen which is present in dead and decaying organisms is converted into ammonia. This process is called as ammonification. Further, this ammonia is converted into nitrites and then into nitrates by a process called nitrification.


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