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

Mineral Nutrition

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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.