Question

Identify 2 ways that decomposers are involved in the nitrogen cycle.

Answer 1

1) Decomposers (Putrefying Bacteria) These aerobic bacteria live in the soil. … Decomposers will also break down the molecules in animal faeces and will decompose the urea in animal urine into ammonium ions. 2) Nitrifying Bacteria These are also aerobic bacteria that live in the soil

Answer 2

Some bacteria are decomposers and break down the complex nitrogen compounds in dead organisms and animal wastes. This returns simple nitrogen compounds to the soil where they can be used by plants to produce more nitrates. Plants take up nitrogen compounds through their roots. Animals obtain these compounds when they eat the plants. When plants and animals die or when animals excrete wastes, the nitrogen compounds in the organic matter re-enter the soil where they are broken down by microorganisms

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