Key Terms — Carbon And Nitrogen Cycles Flashcards
1
Q
Assimilation
A
Take up molecules from others and make it become part of you
2
Q
Fossilisation
A
When animals and plants don’t decay fully and becomes fossil fuel under high pressure and optimum conditions
3
Q
Saprotrophs
A
Decomposes, bacteria, fungus
4
Q
Combustion
A
Burning fossil fuel
5
Q
Leguminous plants
A
Have root nodules with nitrogen fixing bacteria
6
Q
Denitrification
A
Nitrates in soil turns to nitrogen gas
7
Q
Nitrogen fixing
A
Nitrogen gas turns into nitrates in plants and soil
8
Q
Nitrification
A
Ammonium turns into nitrites then nitrates
