The diagram below represents a simplified nitrogen cycle.
(a) Name the organisms that cause process E and J
(b) Name the process represented by F and H.
(c) Name the group of organism represented by G.
Answer:
a)
-E –denitrifying bacteria e.g pseudomonas denitrificans, Thiubacillus denitrificans,
-J – Nitrifying bacteria e.g Nitrobacter
b)
-H- Death or decay or decomposition ,excretion or ammonification or putrefaction or egestion.
-F- nitrogen fixation by lightning and thunderstorm.
c)
-Plants