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NITROGEN CYCLE

VON RYAN BALAGOSA


BSEE 2C
THE QUESTIONS

What is nitrogen? •.

What is nitrogen cycle? • ..

Why is nitrogen cycle •…


important?
What are the stages of • ….
nitrogen cycle?
NITROGEN

• A nonmetallic element that makes up


about 78 percent of the atmosphere
by volume, occurring as a colorless,
odorless gas.
NITROGEN CYCLE

• The series of processes by


which nitrogen and its
compounds are interconverted in
the environment and in
living organisms, including
nitrogen fixation and
decomposition
IMPORTANCE OF NITROGEN CYCLE

• Nitrogen is an
essential nutrient
for sustaining life
on Earth.
STAGES OF NITROGEN CYCLE

• nitrogen fixation,
• nitrogen assimilation,
• ammonification,
• nitrification, and
• denitrification.

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