Nitrification and anammox both

A) create nitrogen gas, but nitrification is aerobic while anammox is anaerobic.
B) oxidize ammonia, but nitrification uses O2 and anammox uses NO2- for electron acceptors.
C) are aerobic processes, but nitrification produces NO3- and annamox produces N2 gas.
D) occur in soils at neutral pH.


Answer: B

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