Question

In organic soil with plenty of oxygen, organic notrogen will be converted to NH4+ by decomposens the NH4+ will be converted to NO3- by bacteria.

a. True
b. False

Answer 1

False NH₄+ is transformed first to NO₂ and then to NO₃

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Organic nitrogen which appears in different forms like urine, dead animals or plants, Nitrogen will be converted to ammonium (NH₄+) by either fungi or bacteria, this process is called ammonification.
2. Nitrification is the process through which ammonium (NH₄+) is transformed to nitrites (NO₂) and then into nitrates (NO₃). Each transformation is performed by different types of bacteria species.