Question
Download Solution PDFThe process of converting ammonia into nitrates is called:
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Nitrification.
Key Points
- The process of conversion of ammonia into nitrate nitrogen is called nitrification.
- It is done in two steps- Nitrite formation, Nitrate formation.
- Nitrite formation- Ammonia are oxidized to nitrites by Nitrococcus, Nitrosomonas.
Additional Information
- The nitrogen cycle has four steps-
- Nitrogen Fixation- Conversion of molecular nitrogen into the inorganic nitrogenous compound.
- Ammonification- Conversion of the dead organic nitrogenous compound into ammonia.
- Nitrification- Oxidation of ammonia into nitrates.
- Denitrification- Nitrites or nitrates converts back into molecular nitrogen.
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