Nitrogen Mineralization Is the Process by Which

question 1

Multiple Choice

Nitrogen mineralization is the process by which

• A) producers take up soil nitrogen and incorporate it into their tissues.
• B) primary consumers ingest producers in the soil and absorb or excrete nitrogen from their tissues.
• C) soil microbes produce organic nitrogen compounds from inorganic soil nitrogen.
• D) soil microbes break down organic nitrogen into inorganic nitrogen.
• E) nitrogen waste products in the soil are converted to atmospheric nitrogen by soil microbes.

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