Name: .

Class :
Chapter 2
Exercise 6
Learning Area: Nutrition and Food Production
Learning Objective: Analysing balance in nature.

Score: ../16 x 100 = %

1. Study the nitrogen cycle below.

Atmospheri
c N2

A
D

Animals

Plants

C
C

Ammonium
Compound

Nitrites

(a) Complete the table based on the nitrogen cycle.

Process

Name of the process

Bacteria involved

Ammonification

Decomposing bacteria

A
B
C
D
(b) The plant can absorb nitrogen compound in the form of X. What is X?
________________________________________________________________
(c) Process A can also happen without the bacteria. Name 3 process that can carry out process A
without the bacteria.
(i) _________________________________________________________
(ii) _________________________________________________________
(iii) _________________________________________________________
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2. Complete the diagram to show the importance of nitrogen cycle.

(a) Maintain the

__________ of the
soil.

(b) Reducing
___________
in
the
environment.

Importanc
e of
Nitrogen
Cycle

(d) Supply _______ to

plants and animal to
build _________

(c)Maintain the
___________ of
nitrogen gas in
the
___________