Nitrogen fixation

Deutsch: Stickstofffixierung / Español: Fijación de nitrógeno / Português: Fixação de nitrogênio / Français: Fixation de l'azote / Italiano: Fissazione dell'azoto /

A nitrogen fixation is the process in which Bacteria convert biologically unusable nitrogen gas (N2) into biologically usable ammonia (NH3) and Nitrates (NO3-).
Other /More definition:
A Nitrogen fixation is Conversion of atmospheric nitrogen gas into forms useful to plants and other organisms by lightning, bacteria, and blue-green algae; it is part of the nitrogen cycle.
Other /More definition:
Nitrogen fixation is the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen gas into forms useful to plants by lightning, bacteria, and cyanobacteria; it is part of the nitrogen cycle.

Related Articles

Nitrate ■■■■■■■
Nitrate is a polyatomic ion with the molecular formula NO3. Nitrates also describe the organic functional . . . Read More
Biogeochemical Cycle ■■■■■■
A Biogeochemical Cycle is Natural processes that recycle nutrients in various chemical forms from the . . . Read More
Chlorophyll ■■■■■■
Chlorophyll in the environmental context refers to a group of green pigments found in the chloroplasts . . . Read More
Single-celled organism ■■■■■■
Single-celled organism in the environmental context refers to any organism that consists of only one . . . Read More
Plant ■■■■■
Plants, also called green plants (Viridiplantae in Latin), are living multicellular organisms of the . . . Read More
Eutrophication ■■■■■
An eutrophication is a reduction in the amount of Oxygen dissolved in water. The symptoms of eutrophication . . . Read More
Droplet ■■■■■
Droplet in the environmental context typically refers to a small particle of liquid, often water, that . . . Read More
Pollutant acclimatization ■■■■■
"Pollutant acclimatization" in the environmental context refers to the process by which organisms adapt . . . Read More
Autotrophy at top500.de■■■■
Autotrophy refers to a unique form of metabolism found only in bacteria. Inorganic compounds (eg. NH3, . . . Read More
Producer ■■■■
Producer is the organism that uses solar energy (green plants) or chemical energy (some bacteria) to . . . Read More