The conversion of ammonia into nitrites and nitrates is called :

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The conversion of ammonia into nitrites and nitrates is called : (A) ammonification (B) nitrification (C) denitrification (D) none of these

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Nitrification is bacterial (Nitrosomonas sp.) oxidation of ammonia to nitrite and subsequent (by Nitrobacter) oxidation of nitrite to nitrate.

Q. The conversion of ammonia into nitrites and nitrates is called :