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Question
Study the diagram given below and then answer the questions that follow:
State how the nitrates in the soil get converted to nitrogen of the atmosphere.
Solution
Denitrifying bacteria in the soil break down nitrates present in the soil to release nitrogen gas which enters the atmosphere.
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