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Decomposition of organic nitrogen of dead plants and animals into ammonia is called.______

A

nitrification

B

nitrate reduction

C

`N_(2)` fixation

D

ammonification

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Decomposition of organic nitrogen of dead plants and animals into ammonia is called ammonification some of this ammonia produced volatilises and re-enters the atmosphere but most of it is converted into nitrate by soil bacteria.
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