Nitrification — Science definition
Microbial oxidation pathways converting ammonia/ammonium through nitrite to nitrate under suitable conditions.
Where it is taught
- Biogeochemical Cycles — Ecosystems & Conservation Decisions, Life Science: Biology, Grade 10
Taught alongside
- biogeochemical cycle
- carbon cycle
- nitrogen fixation
- transpiration
- photosynthesis
- cellular respiration
- denitrification