Do Now: What’s so important about Nitrogen to living things? Be specific. Answers that say something like "it helps things" will not receive credit.
Exit Ticket: Match each vocab word from the nitrogen cycle with the correct definition.
| Stavka koja se može prevući | arrow_right_alt | Odgovarajuća stavka |
|---|---|---|
Ammonia (NH4+) | arrow_right_alt | The sphere of living things around our planet |
Nitrogen Fixation | arrow_right_alt | Makes up 78% of our atmosphere. Can’t be used by animals or plants in this form. |
Denitrification | arrow_right_alt | A toxic substance produced by bacteria on the roots of plants. |
Ammonification | arrow_right_alt | Formed by other bacteria that are loose in the soil. This is the stuff that plants and animals LOVE. |
Nitrogen Gas (N2 ) | arrow_right_alt | The process by bacteria convert dead plants and animals into Ammonia (NH4+) by decomposition. |
Biosphere | arrow_right_alt | The process by which bacteria converts Nitrogen Gas (N2 ) into Ammonia (NH4+) in the soil. |
Nitrates (NO3-) | arrow_right_alt | The process by which bacteria in the soil convert Ammonia (NH4+) to Nitrates (NO3-) |
Nitrification | arrow_right_alt | The process by which nitrates (NO3-) in the soil are converted by bacteria back into nitrogen gas (N2) |