Nitrification and anammox both
A) create nitrogen gas, but nitrification is aerobic while anammox is anaerobic.
B) oxidize ammonia, but nitrification uses O₂ and anammox uses NO₂- for electron acceptors.
C) are aerobic processes, but nitrification produces NO₃- and annamox produces N₂ gas.
D) occur in soils at neutral pH.

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Nitrification and anammox both involve the oxidation of ammonia, but nitrification uses oxygen as an electron acceptor while anammox uses nitrite. Both can occur aerobically, but anammox can also occur anaerobically. Nitrification produces nitrate while anammox produces nitrogen gas. Soil pH can vary but is not a defining factor for these processes.

Nitrification and Anammox Both