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Exit Ticket: Match each vocab word from the nitrogen cycle with the correct definition.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Denitrification		The sphere of living things around our planet
Biosphere		Makes up 78% of our atmosphere. Can’t be used by animals or plants in this form.
Nitrates (NO3-)		A toxic substance produced by bacteria on the roots of plants.
Nitrogen Fixation		Formed by other bacteria that are loose in the soil. This is the stuff that plants and animals LOVE.
Nitrification		The process by bacteria convert dead plants and animals into Ammonia (NH4+) by decomposition.
Ammonia (NH4+)		The process by which bacteria converts Nitrogen Gas (N2 ) into Ammonia (NH4+) in the soil.
Nitrogen Gas (N2 )		The process by which bacteria in the soil convert Ammonia (NH4+) to Nitrates (NO3-)
Ammonification		The process by which nitrates (NO3-) in the soil are converted by bacteria back into nitrogen gas (N2)