Study of ticks and mites is *

The scientific discipline devoted to the study of ticks and mites is called acarology.

Explanation:

is the study of mites and ticks, the animals in the order Acarina. ... A zoologist specializing in acarology is called an acarologist.

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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.