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A-LevelBiologyBiodiversity and conservationMay/June 2013Paper 1 Q381 Mark

The diagram shows a simplified nitrogen cycle. [Figure 38.1] Which row shows the correct labels for P, Q, R and S?

Adenitrification by anaerobic bacteria nitrogen fixation by nitrifying bacteria decay of leaf tissue by saprotrophic bacteria ammonification by saprotrophic fungi
Blightning action on soil nitrates nitrogen fixation by nitrogen fixing bacteria decomposition using nitrogenase enzyme decomposition by root nodule bacteria
Cnitrification by anaerobic bacteria nitrification using nitrogenase enzyme decay of leaf tissue by saprotrophic fungi assimilation of organic nitrogen
Dreduction by anaerobic bacteria nitrogen fixation by root nodule bacteria decomposition of organic nitrogen decay of urea by saprotrophic bacteria

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The correct answer is D: reduction by anaerobic bacteria nitrogen fixation by root nodule bacteria decomposition of organic nitrogen decay of urea by saprotrophic bacteria

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About This A-Level Biology Question

Topic

This multiple-choice question tests Biodiversity and conservation in A-Level Biology (syllabus code 9700). It is worth 1 mark.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Biology May/June 2013 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2.

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