Question

Which of the following is NOT a process that drives the carbon cycle?

Answer 1

"Ammonification" is NOT a process that drives the carbon cycle.

Option: B

Explanation:

The organisms circulate carbon-di-oxide in carbon cycle by going through respiration, decomposition, sedimentation, and photosynthesis process but not ammonification. Basically the actual source of nitrogen is agricultural, when a plant or animal passes or an animal disperses waste.

In the remains, bacteria or fungi turn the organic nitrogen back into ammonium, a cycle called ammonisation or mineralisation. Then the micro-organisms generate metabolically required energy from organic nitrogen oxidation into ammonium. Ammonium is then essential for assimilation and absorption into amino acids or for use in other metabolic applications.

Answer 2

Ammonification

Explanation:

• In the Carbon cycle the following process takes place.

                  1.)  Photosynthesis

                   2.) Decomposition.

                   3.) Respiration.

                    4.) Combustion.

• Carbon cycle is the biochemical cycle in which carbon is transferred among the various layers of earth through the above process.
• Photosynthesis is done by land plants which converts carbon dioxide into plant food.
• Food prepared by plants are passed through various process named as  respiration which converts the carbon back into carbon dioxide gas.