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Explain the importance of organisms that convert nitrogen from its diatomic form into other compounds?

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Bacteria play a key role in the nitrogen cycle.

Nitrogen-fixing microorganisms capture atmospheric nitrogen by converting it to ammonia— NH3start text, N, H, end text, start subscript, 3, end subscript—which can be taken up by plants and used to make organic molecules.

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