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Mention 3 points of difference between nitrification and denitrification |
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Answer» INTRODUCTION:Nitrificationand denitrification are the TWO major STAGES in nitrogen cycle Thedifferences between nitrification and denitrification are as follows 1)Conversion of free nitrogen presentin theatmosphere into compounds of nitrogenisCalled nitrification.Nitrogen MAKES its way back into theatmosphere through a process called denitrification.2)Nitrogen fixing bacteria areNitrosomonas , nitrobacters etc(in nitrification)Bacteria responsible for this are thiobacillus,paracoccus etc(in denitrifrication) 3)Atmospheric Nitrogen (N2)convertedto nitrates(NO3) or ammonia(nitrification)Nitrates(NO3) are converted togaseous nitrogen(N2)(denitrification) |
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