Describe what happens to organic nitrogen-containing molecules when organisms such as plants die.

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Describe what happens to organic nitrogen-containing molecules when organisms such as plants
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Plants take up nitrogen (NH₄⁺, NO2and NO₃⁻ ions) from the soil through their roots. Once inside the plant, nitrate (NO₃⁻) is reduced to nitrite (NO2) and then into ammonia (NH3) in the chloroplast, and later, it is assimilated to produce more complex compounds. Animals that consume plants obtain these compounds directly from the plants.

 

 

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