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How do bacteria help the nitrogen cycle?

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in the nitrogen cycle there is heat that gets produced right in the centre of it. this causes to produce bacteria. bacteria helps in lots of ways.

Bacteria are able to break the triple bond of atmospheric nitrogen and convert it into usable form which then can enter the nitrogen cycle.

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