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Soil is a crucial part of the nitrogen cycle

Soil is a crucial part of the nitrogen cycle
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Description: Nitrogen fixation = inert nitrogen gas from the atmosphere is combined with hydrogen to form ions of ammonium
Nitrification = specialized bacteria converts ammonium ions into nitrite ions, then by  another group of specialized bacteria into nitrate ions
Denitrification =  bacteria convert nitrates in soil or water into gaseous forms of nitrogen
Carried out by several varieties of bacteria

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