Nitrification is the process of ____.
A) converting nitrogen gas to ammonia
B) converting nitrogen gas to nitrate
C) converting ammonium to nitrate
D) converting nitrate to ammonia
E) converting nitrate to nitrogen gas

Question

Nitrification is the process of ____.​
A) ​converting nitrogen gas to ammonia
B) ​converting nitrogen gas to nitrate
C) ​converting ammonium to nitrate
D) ​converting nitrate to ammonia
E) converting nitrate to nitrogen gas​

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Nitrification is a microbial process by which ammonium (NH4+) is oxidized to nitrate (NO3-). This process is carried out in two steps: first, ammonium is converted to nitrite (NO2-) by ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and archaea (AOA), and then nitrite is converted to nitrate by nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB).

Nitrification Is the Process of ____.​

Nitrification Is the Process of ____.