Which of the following converts nitrogenous waste from living animals or from the remains of dead animals into NH4+ by certain bacteria and fungi?
a. Nitrogen fixation
b. Nitrification
c. Denitrification
d. Ammonification
d. Ammonification
Ammonification is the process by which nitrogenous waste from living animals or from the remains of dead animals is converted into NH4+ by certain bacteria and fungi.
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