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Explain how nitrogen moves through the cycle between the atmosphere and the earth. Discuss some ways that human activity disrupts the nitrogen cycle.​

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When creatures produce waste or pass away and are broken down by bacteria and fungus, nitrogen is released back into the soil. By converting nitrate and nitrite into nitrogen gas, bacteria release nitrogen back into the atmosphere (also called denitrification).

Humans are altering the global cycle of N via combustion of fossil fuels, production of nitrogen fertilizers, cultivation of nitrogen-fixing legumes, and other actions

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