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| 1-2 of 2Denitrification flashcard sets | |||
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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | Chapter 3, The Biosphereby elzbthgndhrt | 32 terms | September 29, 2007 |
| 2 | 3-3 Cycles of Matterby elzbthgndhrt | 9 terms | September 29, 2007 |
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| denitrification definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | conversion of nitrates into nitrogen gas | 54 sets | |
| 2 | changing nitrates into nitrogen gas | 13 sets | |
| 3 | conversion of nitrates in the soil by bacteria into nitrogen gas | 12 sets | |
| 4 | bacteria convert ammonia back into n | 7 sets | |
| 5 | process in which fixed nitrogen compounds are converted back into nitrogen gas and returned to the atmosphere | 6 sets | |
| 6 | the liberation of nitrogen from nitrogen-containing compounds by bacteria in the soil | 6 sets | |
| 7 | the conversion of nitrate to nitrogen gas | 4 sets | |
| 8 | the process in which nitrogen is returned to the atmosphere | 3 sets | |
| 9 | the process that releases nitrogen from soil back into the atmosphere | 3 sets | |
| 10 | the final step in the nitrogen cycle, during which nitrogen gas is returned to the atmosphere | 3 sets | |
| 11 | when nitrogen is returned to the atmosphere | 2 sets | |
| 12 | other soil bacteria convert nitrates into nitrogen gas | 2 sets | |
| 13 | the liberation of nitrogen from nitrogen containing compounds by bacteria in the soil | 2 sets | |
| 14 | conversion of nitrates into nitrogen gas. | 2 sets | |
| 15 | process by which certain bacteria convert nitrogen from useable forms back to n2 thus completing the nitrogen cycle | 2 sets | |
| 16 | the conversion of nitrate to nitrous oxide and nitrogen gas. | 2 sets | |
| 17 | some soil bacteria convert nitrates into nitrogen gas | 2 sets | |
| 18 | soil bacteria convert nitrates into nitrogen gas | 2 sets | |
| 19 | reduction of nitrates and nitrites to nitrogen by microorganisms | 2 sets | |
| 20 | conversion of nitrates and nitrites into nitrogen gas | 2 sets | |
| 21 | how nitrogen is returned to the atmosphere | 1 set | |
| 22 | anaerobic conditions; denitrifying bacteria use no3- instead of o2, releasing n2 | 1 set | |
| 23 | denitrifying bacteria convert nitrate or nitrite to gaseous nitrogen or to nitrogen oxide | 1 set | |
| 24 | a process in which some soil bacteria convert fixed nitrogen compounds back into nitrogen gas, which returns it to the atmosphere | 1 set | |
| 25 | when soils become anaerobic, the soil bacteria use up the oxygen in nitrates and release atmospheric nitrogen back into the air | 1 set | |
| 26 | the biological reduction of nitrate to nitrogen gas by denitrifying bacteria in soil. | 1 set | |
| 27 | converting nitrates (no3) into nitrogen gas (n2) | 1 set | |
| 28 | the conversiosn of nitrates into nitrogen gas | 1 set | |
| 29 | bacteria makes nitrate or nitrite to nitrogen or nitrogen oxide | 1 set | |
| 30 | the conversion of nitrate to molecular nitrogen by the action of bacteria - an important step in the nitrogen cycle. | 1 set | |
| 31 | occurs when bacteria break down nitrates and release nitrogen gas back into the atmosphere | 1 set | |
| 32 | the conversion by bacteria of fixed nitrogen compounds to nitrogen gas | 1 set | |
| 33 | process whereby nitrate ions are borken down and nitrogen is released | 1 set | |
| 34 | convert nitrates into nitrogen gas | 1 set | |
| 35 | process by which no3- is converted back to n2 | 1 set | |
| 36 | bacteria convert nitrate back into ammonia and nitrate back into n gas | 1 set | |
| 37 | process where nitrate is converted into nitrogen gas | 1 set | |
| 38 | process in which soil bateria converts nitrogen into nitrogen gas | 1 set | |
| 39 | bacteria that convert no3- to n2 | 1 set | |
| 40 | converts nitrates into nitrogen gas and releases them back into the atmosphere | 1 set | |