The answer is Nitrification.
Answer:
Assimilation
Explanation:
Plant roots absorb ammonium ions and nitrate ions in the process of assimilation to use these ions to make molecules like <em>DNA, amino acids, and proteins</em>.
Animals cannot absorb these ions directly; hence they need to consume these plants for the nutrient supplies.
The answer to your question is,
Seafloor spreading
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