Question

Bacteria break down the nitrates and release oxygen. True or false
? Short answer

Answer 1

Answer:

bacteria break down the nutrients and releases oxygen

Explanation:

the about sentence is false because bacteria break down the nutrients but does not release any oxygen there may be few kinds of bacteria or microbs which may release a little amount of oxygen

Answer 2

Answer:

True

Explanation:

Denitrification. Denitrification completes the nitrogen cycle by converting nitrate (NO3-) back to gaseous nitrogen (N2). Denitrifying bacteria are the agents of this process. These bacteria use nitrate instead of oxygen when obtaining energy, releasing nitrogen gas to the atmosphere.