Nitrate is a compound made up of nitrogen and oxygen. It is an essential nutrient for plants and is often found in fertilizers.
Think of nitrate as the "plant food" that helps plants grow big and strong, just like how we need nutrients from food to grow healthy.
Nitrogen Cycle: The process by which nitrogen is converted into different forms and cycled through the environment.
Fertilizer: A substance added to soil or plants to provide essential nutrients, such as nitrate, for growth.
Eutrophication: The excessive enrichment of water bodies with nutrients, including nitrates, leading to harmful algal blooms and oxygen depletion.
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