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Which organism converts ammonia or ammonium ions into nitrites in the nitrogen cycle?

Correct answer C. Nitrosomonas

Explanation

Nitrosomonas carries out the first step of nitrification, oxidising ammonia to nitrite; Nitrobacter then oxidises nitrite to nitrate.

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