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a) Nitrogen cycle
b) B – Ammonia / ammonium compounds;
P – Nitrates;
c) T – Thiobacillus denitrificans / Pseudomonas denitrificans;
R – Nitrosomonas; Nitroccus;
d) U – Absorption (1 mark)
Z – Death / decay / decomposition / excretion / egestion
e) Azotobacter / clostridium
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