7.12_Do Now/Exit Ticket

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

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.