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How does nitrogen return to the atmosphere?
assimilation
nitrification
nitrogen fixing
denitrification
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Denitrification.
Denitrifying bacteria (under anaerobic conditions) reduce nitrate/nitrite to gaseous forms (N2 or N2O), returning nitrogen to the atmosphere.
Denitrifying bacteria (under anaerobic conditions) reduce nitrate/nitrite to gaseous forms (N2 or N2O), returning nitrogen to the atmosphere.
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