Nitrogen Voc.

nitrogen converted to ammonia

• Fixation

• Nitrification

• Assimilation

• Ammonification

process that converts nitrate to nitrogen gas, thus removing bioavailable nitrogen and returning it to the atmosphere.

• Fixation

• Assimilation

• Ammonification

• Denitrification

process that converts ammonia to nitrite

• Assimilation

• Denitrification

• Nitrification

• Ammonification

return nitrogen to soil or water in a way that allows plants to take it up and pass it along the food chain.

• Assimilation

• Ammonification

• Fixation

• Nitrification

The step in the Nitrogen Cycle where plants and algae use nitrogen

• Nitrification

• Assimilation

• Fixation

• Ammonification