Destroyer Bio #146, OC #80

[RDHDDS]

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Wouldn't denitrifying bacteria convert Ammonia to Nitrogen. Nitrifying bacteria convert nitrites to nitrates and not nitrates to nitrites. I would think choice C is false. Please help.

In the OC question, what is CH3COOOH?
Thanks.

 

[Mstoothlady2012]

Wouldn't denitrifying bacteria convert Ammonia to Nitrogen. Nitrifying bacteria convert nitrites to nitrates and not nitrates to nitrites. I would think choice C is false. Please help.

In the OC question, what is CH3COOOH?
Thanks.

bio - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denitrification

CH3COOOH - is one kind of peroxyacid (RCOOOH) - R can be any carbon chain. Peroxyacids react with alkenes to form epoxides