Denitrifying bacteria participate in the nitrogen cycle mainly by __________. converting nitrogen gas to ammonia converting ammonium to nitrate, which plants absorb incorporating nitrogen into amino acids and organic compounds converting nitrate to nitrogen gas, which returns to the atmosphere releasing ammonium from organic compounds, thus returning it to the soil
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Nitrifying bacteria participate in the nitrogen cycle mainly by a. converting nitrogen gas to ammonia. b. releasing ammonium from organic compounds, thus returning it to the soil. c. converting ammonium to nitrate, which plants absorb. d. incorporating nitrogen into amino acids and organic compounds.
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Nitrifying bacteria participate in the nitrogen cycle mainly by \begin{equation}\begin{array}{l}{\text { (A) converting nitrogen gas to ammonia. }} \\ {\text { (B) releasing ammonium from organic compounds, thus }} \\ {\text { returning it to the soll. }} \\ {\text { (C) converting ammonium to nitrate, which plants absorb. }} \\ {\text { (D) incorporating nitrogen into amino acids and organic }}\end{array}\end{equation}
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