key terms bio nitrogen

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nitrogen fixation

N2 gas converted to ammonia and other helpful compounds

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Ammonification

waste from living organisms is broken down by decomposers and converted to ammonium

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Nitrification

conversion of ammonia to nitrites, by bacteria

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Nitrogen assimilation

plants take up nitrates

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Denitrification

the process of returning nitrogen back to the atmosphere

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eutrophication

when runoff builds up in a waterway, causing high levels of nitrogen in a concentrated area