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Nitrogen is REQUIRED by all proteins - and all life requires proteins to exist.
Plants (usually) can not utilize gaseous nitrogen. It usually must be "fixed"
which often means nitrous oxides, which are formed by lightning strikes.
It also occurs when animals or plants decompose AND in animal waste.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoNitrogen as a gas doesn't,
but nitrogen compounds ("fixed" nitrogen) is required in order for a plant to make proteins ... and thus to grow.
phillip oriedo
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∙ 11y agoEnough for them to survive, but no to little unless the plant will turn yellow and die. I am not sure exactly how much, but I think drier climates tend to have more.
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∙ 12y agoas nitrogen plays an important role in protein synthesis..........
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∙ 12y agoThey get the nitrogen they need from the air with is about 80% nitrogen
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∙ 11y agoNo, they need photosynthesis (A stage of plant grown that occurs by sunlight)
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∙ 12y agoyes they do for protein
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