Biology for IGCSE & O level - Organisms And Their Environment (Section 2 - No. 31)
What role does lightning play in the nitrogen cycle?
It converts nitrogen gas into usable forms for plants.
It causes denitrification
It speeds up the process of ammonification
It helps plants take up nitrogen.
Explanation
Lightning provides the energy to cause nitrogen and oxygen to combine and form nitrogen oxides, which dissolve in rain and fall to the earth.
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