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1
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Water cycle

A

If you don’t know what this is then why are you in AP Bio

go back to the 2nd grade

loser

2
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Bacteria that live in soil and in some plant roots (beans, peas) can turn nitrogen from the air into a form plants can absorb.

A

Nitrogen Fixation

3
Q

When consumers die or release waste, decomposers return nitrogen to the soil

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Ammonification

4
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Some bacteria specialize in breaking down nitrates and returning nitrogen to the atmosphere.

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Denitrification