Question 7: What might be some implications of Robert Hazen’s experiments and research? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

Robert Hazen’s studied enviromental and biological processes that might have been critical for life, and also for the formation of approximately two-thirds of Earth's mineral species (see Hazen et al., 2008; Gonzalez & Richards 2020) .

Explanation:

Hazen provided evidence about how first organic molecules were generated on the primitive earth millions of years ago. He observed that high-pressure hydrothermal vents may provide food for underwater ecosystems. It represents a piece of critical evidence on the origin of life.

You can read these articles that are certainly clarifying in the description of his experiments and discoveries:

1- Hazen, R. M., Papineau, D., Bleeker, W., Downs, R. T., Ferry, J. M., McCoy, T. J., ... & Yang, H. (2008). Mineral evolution. American Mineralogist, 93(11-12), 1693-1720.

2- Gonzalez, G., & Richards, J. W. (2020). The privileged planet: how our place in the cosmos is designed for discovery. Gateway Editions.

do yall know the answer?

step 1: nitrogen fixation- conversion of atmospheric no₂ into forms useful to plants by lightning, bacteria, and cyanobacteria.

step 2: nitrification-process of converting ammonia to nitrite or nitrate.

step 3: assimilation-plant roots absorb new form of nitrogen.

step 4: ammonification-conversion of organic nitrogen to ammonia by bacteria involved in decomposition.

step 5: denitrification-bacteria turns the decomposed matter back into n₂o, which is released into atmosphere; repeat cycle.