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What fixes nitrogen?

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oxygen fixes atmospheric nitrogen

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What fixes atmospheric Nitrogen?

oxygen fixes atmospheric nitrogen


If you say that a certain process fixes nitrogen what does this mean which natural process in the atmosphere fixes nitrogen?

Lightning.


Is lighting a source of nitrogen compounds?

No it is not a sourse.But it fixes nitrogen


What fixes nitrogen in the soil?

Bacteria


Fixes nitrogen for use by living things?

Nitrogen fixing bacteria. Also lightning.


Why is bacteria important to the nitrogen cycle?

bacteria in root fixes free nitrogen ito simple compounds


What does Rhizobium radicicola help plants use from the air?

Fixes nitrogen


Which organism fix nitrogen in the soil?

bacteria rhizobium fixes atmospheric nitrogen into air which plants can breathe.


When does nitrogen leave the air?

Nitrogen leaves the air when lightening strikes, which fixes nitrogen into the soil. Also, nitrogen-fixing plants like legumes have nodules of nitrogen-fixing bacteria in their roots.


What happens when bacteria reacts with nitrogen in soil?

Splits the triple bond between the two nitrogen's and fixes them into products of ammonia, NH3.


What does fertilizer have to do with the nitrogen cycle?

It is made through the process of industrial fixation where high heat of furnaces "fixes" the nitrogen into ammonia. The nitrogen comes from the remains of dead animals.


How do rhizobacteria help plants?

Plants can not use atmospheric nitrogen. Rhizobacteria fixes atmospheric nitrogen into nitrate.plant can utilize nitrate in their metabolism.thus fertility of the soil is maintained.