Assertion: soil's bacteria | /r/CapableOf | manufacture their own carbohydrate supply
Facets:
value: without using the process of photosynthesis
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Nitrification is a vital part of the nitrogen cycle, wherein certain bacteria (which manufacture their own carbohydrate supply without using the process of photosynthesis) are able to transform nitrogen in the form of ammonium, which is produced by the decomposition of proteins, into nitrates, which are available to growing plants, and once again converted to proteins.