Question
Represent schematically the nitrogen cycle. Name the organisms involved in this cycle.

Answer

  1. Nitrogen fixation:
  • Free-living cyanobacteria-Nostoc, Anabaena.
  • Free living aerobic bacteria-Azotobacter, Beijernickia.
  • Free-living anaerobic bacteria-Clostridium, Rhodospirillum.
  • Symbiotic bacteria-Rhizobium, Frankia.
  1. Ammonification: Pseudomonas.
  2. Nitrification: Nitrosomonas, Nitrococcus, Nitrobacter.
  3. Denitrification: Thiobacillus, Pseudomonas.

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