Key term for Edexcel GCSE Biology, used in Material Cycles.
The biological process where nitrifying bacteria oxidise ammonia or ammonium into nitrites, and then into nitrates.
Nitrification appears in Edexcel GCSE Biology revision content for Ecosystems and Material Cycles, especially Material Cycles and Nitrogen Cycle.
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