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Decaying plant and animal matter returns nitrogen to the soil in the forms of, , which plants can take in and use

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The dead plants and animals are the form of organic nitrogen. Microorganisms utilize these materials and break them down and convert into nitrates, which is a utilizable form and is used by plants and animals. The process is called as nitrogen fixation. 
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