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because when bacteria convert ammonia into nitrates and nitrites, producers need them to make proteins, and then consumers eat the producers and reuse the nitrogen to make their own proteins.
Bacterias are important because they perform the essential processes for the nitrogen cycle such as ammonification, nitrogen fixation, and nitrification.