CAIE IGCSE Biology 19.3.2 Nitrogen Cycle with Reference to Questions

Practise tracing nitrogen through fixation, nitrification, plant uptake, feeding, decomposition, deamination and denitrification.

Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Biology 0610

Exam points

  • label nitrogen fixation, nitrification and denitrification on nitrogen-cycle diagrams
  • trace protein decomposition and deamination through ammonium to nitrate ions
  • identify nitrate ions as the nitrogen form absorbed by plant roots
  • identify feeding as a process shared by the nitrogen and carbon cycles

CAIE IGCSE Biology 19.3.2 Nitrogen Cycle with Reference to Questions question 1

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The diagram shows part of the nitrogen cycle.

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What are the names of process X and process Y ?

X

Y

deamination

denitrification

nitrogen fixation

deamination

nitrogen fixation

nitrification

nitrification

denitrification

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