Question

Describe the importance of bacteria in the carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles. What role do bacteria play in each cycle?

Answer 1

Answer:

Different groups of bacteria help in the cycling of nitrogen , carbon and phosphorus by chemical fixing or releasing in environment.

Explanation:The ecosystem contains flow of energy and cycling of minerals.

In the cycling of minerals, the micro-organisms help in fixing atmospheric nutrients e.g., nitrogen fixation by some bacteria and release the nutrients to the environment by decomposition of organic matters.

Different groups of bacteria help in the cycling of nitrogen , carbon and phosphorus by chemical fixing or releasing in environment.