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What is the neutralization equation for acid and base?
What is the neutralization equation for acid and base?
What are the basic units of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids?
What are the basic units of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids?
What are macronutrients and how many are necessary for humans?
What are macronutrients and how many are necessary for humans?
How do nutrients move in our bodies through the process of osmosis?
How do nutrients move in our bodies through the process of osmosis?
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What is the difference between organic and inorganic compounds?
What is the difference between organic and inorganic compounds?
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What are macronutrients and how many are necessary for humans?
What are macronutrients and how many are necessary for humans?
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How do nutrients move in our bodies?
How do nutrients move in our bodies?
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How does the pH scale work? What does it tell us?
How does the pH scale work? What does it tell us?
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Which stage of the nitrogen cycle involves the conversion of ammonia or ammonium into nitrite and then into nitrate?
Which stage of the nitrogen cycle involves the conversion of ammonia or ammonium into nitrite and then into nitrate?
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What is the primary process that converts atmospheric nitrogen (N2) into ammonia (NH3) or ammonium (NH4+), making it available for plants' use?
What is the primary process that converts atmospheric nitrogen (N2) into ammonia (NH3) or ammonium (NH4+), making it available for plants' use?
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Where does nitrogen assimilation occur in the nitrogen cycle?
Where does nitrogen assimilation occur in the nitrogen cycle?
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What is the main source of ammonia or ammonium for the nitrogen cycle?
What is the main source of ammonia or ammonium for the nitrogen cycle?
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What is the role of Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter in the nitrogen cycle?
What is the role of Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter in the nitrogen cycle?
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Which process releases nitrogen gas into the atmosphere, making it available for fixation to start the cycle again?
Which process releases nitrogen gas into the atmosphere, making it available for fixation to start the cycle again?
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How does the nitrogen cycle indirectly relate to the oxygen cycle?
How does the nitrogen cycle indirectly relate to the oxygen cycle?
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What is the consequence of disrupting the processes of the nitrogen cycle?
What is the consequence of disrupting the processes of the nitrogen cycle?
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