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The conversion of Ammonia to nitrite and then to nitrate, is called

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a

Denitrification

b

Nitrification

c

Assimilation

d

Ammonification

answer is D.

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  • Some organisms such as fungi and bacteria cannot fix nitrogen gas depending on the capacity to absorb nitrate or ammonia for their purposes. 
  • Nitrifying bacteria in the soil transform ammonia into nitrite. 
  • The nitrite is subsequently transformed into nitrate. 
  • This process is described as nitrification.
  • As a result, the correct option is 'Nitrification'.   

 

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